Cost of living comparison
Poland is 65.9% more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Poland instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 86.8% more for restaurants
Kigali
|
Poland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
$6.88
PLN27.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
$5.95
PLN23.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RWF898
|
$1.30
PLN5.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RWF661
|
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
|
pay 16.2% more for groceries
Kigali
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
$0.94
PLN3.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
$3.34
PLN13.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
$2.82
PLN11.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
$2.49
PLN10.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
$2.20
PLN8.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
$0.38
PLN1.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RWF718
|
$0.55
PLN2.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
$0.63
PLN2.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RWF609
|
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF280
|
$0.29
PLN1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RWF337
|
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
|
pay 17.1% more for transportation
Kigali
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
$5.68
PLN22.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
$23.91
PLN96.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
$19,787.24
PLN79,760.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
$6.31
PLN25.45
|
|
pay 55.6% more for housing
Kigali
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
$12.94
PLN52.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
$480.05
PLN1,935.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
$406.85
PLN1,639.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
$148.56
PLN598.82
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Kigali
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
$228.50
PLN921.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
$4,467.72
PLN18,008.91
|
|
pay 75.7% more for entertainment and sports
Kigali
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
$2.34
PLN9.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
$2.45
PLN9.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
$4.13
PLN16.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
$27.45
PLN110.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
$5.63
PLN22.68
|
|
pay 96.7% more for clothing
Kigali
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
$64.65
PLN260.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
$30.33
PLN122.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
$66.37
PLN267.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RWF60,357
|
$75.24
PLN303.27
|
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