Cost of living comparison
Central African Republic is 2.2 times more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Central African Republic instead of Poland, you would:
pay 41.4% more for restaurants
Poland
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
PLN27.74
|
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
PLN23.97
|
$9.64
FCFA5,905
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
PLN5.23
|
$2.23
FCFA1,369
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
$1.26
FCFA770
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Poland
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
PLN3.78
|
$1.34
FCFA822
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
PLN13.47
|
$2.10
FCFA1,284
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
PLN11.35
|
$15.86
FCFA9,719
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PLN10.02
|
$2.85
FCFA1,746
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
PLN8.85
|
$4.56
FCFA2,795
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
PLN1.54
|
$0.76
FCFA466
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
PLN2.21
|
$0.76
FCFA466
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
PLN2.53
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
PLN1.19
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
?? | |
pay 20.3% more for transportation
Poland
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
PLN22.91
|
$5.70
FCFA3,495
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
PLN96.38
|
$33.52
FCFA20,540
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
PLN79,760.37
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
PLN25.45
|
?? | |
pay 5.1 times more for housing
Poland
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
PLN52.16
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
PLN1,935.03
|
$2,014.78
FCFA1,234,521
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
PLN1,639.96
|
$2,420.70
FCFA1,483,241
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
PLN598.82
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Poland
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
PLN921.08
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
PLN18,008.91
|
?? |
pay 3.9% more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
PLN9.42
|
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
PLN9.87
|
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
PLN16.65
|
$4.19
FCFA2,568
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
PLN110.65
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
PLN22.68
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Poland
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
PLN260.60
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
PLN122.26
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
PLN267.55
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
PLN303.27
|
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