Cost of living comparison
Poland is 30.1% cheaper than Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in Poland instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 31.8% less for restaurants
Republic of the Congo
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.28
FCFA6,300
|
$6.88
PLN27.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
FCFA6,310
|
$5.95
PLN23.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
FCFA1,249
|
$1.30
PLN5.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
FCFA831
|
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
|
pay 49.2% less for groceries
Republic of the Congo
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
FCFA1,124
|
$0.94
PLN3.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.38
FCFA3,293
|
$3.34
PLN13.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.92
FCFA4,241
|
$2.82
PLN11.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
FCFA2,146
|
$2.49
PLN10.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
FCFA1,635
|
$2.20
PLN8.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.59
FCFA974
|
$0.38
PLN1.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA699
|
$0.55
PLN2.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
FCFA823
|
$0.63
PLN2.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
FCFA1,091
|
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
FCFA556
|
$0.29
PLN1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA638
|
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
|
pay 17.6% less for transportation
Republic of the Congo
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
FCFA2,377
|
$5.68
PLN22.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
FCFA18,382
|
$23.91
PLN96.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,420.80
FCFA20,478,029
|
$19,787.24
PLN79,760.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,793
|
$6.31
PLN25.45
|
|
pay 35.1% less for housing
Republic of the Congo
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA183,820
|
$12.94
PLN52.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.79
FCFA613,215
|
$480.05
PLN1,935.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.00
FCFA168,502
|
$406.85
PLN1,639.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$250.06
FCFA153,217
|
$148.56
PLN598.82
|
|
pay 55.0% less for childcare
Republic of the Congo
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$775.00
FCFA474,868
|
$228.50
PLN921.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,400.00
FCFA4,534,225
|
$4,467.72
PLN18,008.91
|
|
pay 14.8% more for entertainment and sports
Republic of the Congo
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
FCFA664
|
$2.34
PLN9.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
FCFA2,032
|
$2.45
PLN9.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.67
FCFA1,634
|
$4.13
PLN16.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.03
FCFA36,783
|
$27.45
PLN110.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.67
FCFA4,088
|
$5.63
PLN22.68
|
|
pay 37.0% less for clothing
Republic of the Congo
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA35,232
|
$64.65
PLN260.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.73
FCFA42,725
|
$30.33
PLN122.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.50
FCFA71,996
|
$66.37
PLN267.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$190.16
FCFA116,515
|
$75.24
PLN303.27
|
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