Cost of living comparison

Burundi

compared to

Poland

Poland vs. Burundi Cost of Living Summary

Poland is 53.9% more expensive than Burundi overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Poland
Groceries: pay 26.1% less in Poland
Transportation: pay 7.5% less in Poland
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Poland
Childcare: pay 66.1% more in Poland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 85.8% more in Poland

The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Poland are more expensive than in Burundi. Expenses including groceries and transportation are lower in Poland. Notably, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Poland.

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Poland vs. Burundi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Poland instead of Burundi, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Burundi	Poland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.85 BIF11,548	$10.02 PLN38.91	+160.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.81 BIF11,426	$8.33 PLN32.36	+118.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 BIF5,269	$2.06 PLN7.99	+17.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.35 BIF4,052	$1.69 PLN6.55	+24.8%
Average			+109.9%

Burundi vs. Poland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.1% less for groceries

	Burundi	Poland
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 BIF6,014	$1.26 PLN4.91	-37.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.16 BIF12,480	$4.34 PLN16.87	+4.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 BIF11,382	$3.75 PLN14.56	-1.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 BIF10,797	$3.32 PLN12.89	-7.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.07 BIF15,195	$2.84 PLN11.04	-44.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.65 BIF7,939	$0.51 PLN1.99	-80.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.72 PLN2.79
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 BIF2,728	$0.77 PLN3.00	-15.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 BIF2,264	$1.22 PLN4.76	+62.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.38 PLN1.49
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.45 PLN1.76
Average			-26.1%

Burundi vs. Poland - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.5% less for transportation

	Burundi	Poland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.04 BIF15,118	$6.15 PLN23.90	+22.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.09 BIF90,206	$30.85 PLN119.83	+2.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$30,440.20 PLN118K
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.70 BIF95,016	$8.65 PLN33.58	-72.7%
Average			-7.5%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Burundi	Poland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$67.62 BIF203K	$16.87 PLN65.54	-75.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$433.02 BIF1M	$635.08 PLN2,467.09	+46.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$90.78 BIF272K	$525.98 PLN2,043.28	+479.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$213.80 PLN830.55
Average			+152.3%

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pay 66.1% more for childcare

	Burundi	Poland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$99.93 BIF300K	$375.24 PLN1,457.68	+275.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,992.86 BIF30M	$7,342.23 PLN28,522.48	-26.5%
Average			+66.1%

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pay 85.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Burundi	Poland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.17 BIF6,501	$3.44 PLN13.36	+58.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.03 BIF9,075	$3.38 PLN13.13	+11.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$5.25 PLN20.38
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.65 BIF79,875	$36.23 PLN140.74	+36.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.67 BIF4,992	$7.22 PLN28.04	+333.3%
Average			+85.8%

Burundi vs. Poland - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Burundi	Poland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$81.02 PLN314.75
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$36.65 PLN142.38
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$85.93 PLN333.81
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$95.22 PLN369.91

Burundi vs. Poland - Cost of clothing

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