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Poland vs. Chad Cost of Living Summary

Poland is 2.2 times more expensive than Chad overall.

Restaurants: pay 72.1% more in Poland
Groceries: pay 15.1% more in Poland
Transportation: pay 66.8% more in Poland
Housing: pay 3.8% more in Poland
Childcare: pay 6.3 times more in Poland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Poland
Clothing: pay 29.6% more in Poland

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, clothing, and groceries in Poland are more expensive than in Chad. Notably, childcare and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Poland.

Poland vs. Chad Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 72.1% more for restaurants

	Chad	Poland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.17 FCFA4,763	$8.88 PLN33.40	+8.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.29 FCFA2,500	$7.49 PLN28.19	+74.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.90 FCFA526	$1.74 PLN6.55	+92.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 FCFA394	$1.43 PLN5.39	+111.9%
Average			+72.1%

Chad vs. Poland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.1% more for groceries

	Chad	Poland
Bread 1 loaf	$0.33 FCFA191	$1.18 PLN4.46	+262.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.63 FCFA953	$4.31 PLN16.20	+163.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.03 FCFA6,431	$3.58 PLN13.48	-67.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.16 FCFA1,262	$2.93 PLN11.01	+35.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.96 FCFA1,728	$2.70 PLN10.14	-9.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,296	$0.43 PLN1.62	-80.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA455	$0.71 PLN2.69	-8.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.73 FCFA1,008	$0.76 PLN2.84	-56.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 FCFA619	$1.09 PLN4.09	+2.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA403	$0.37 PLN1.38	-46.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA403	$0.49 PLN1.84	-29.3%
Average			+15.1%

Chad vs. Poland - Cost of groceries

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pay 66.8% more for transportation

	Chad	Poland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.92 FCFA2,286	$6.07 PLN22.84	+54.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$81.69 FCFA47,632	$28.33 PLN106.58	-65.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,273.85 FCFA6,573,189	$30,111.92 PLN113,276.52	+167.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.68 FCFA2,143	$7.74 PLN29.12	+110.5%
Average			+66.8%

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pay 3.8% more for housing

	Chad	Poland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$190.62 FCFA111,141	$14.40 PLN54.19	-92.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,386.33 FCFA808,297	$601.98 PLN2,264.55	-56.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$179.73 FCFA104,790	$478.28 PLN1,799.20	+166.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$187.42 FCFA109,273	$184.01 PLN692.24	-1.8%
Average			+3.8%

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pay 6.3 times more for childcare

	Chad	Poland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$35.95 FCFA20,958	$318.05 PLN1,196.45	+784.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,633.89 FCFA952,636	$6,011.28 PLN22,613.54	+267.9%
Average			+526.3%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Chad	Poland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.23 FCFA714	$3.12 PLN11.74	+154.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$3.04 PLN11.45
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.94 FCFA548	$4.55 PLN17.10	+383.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$130.71 FCFA76,211	$32.52 PLN122.35	-75.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.90 FCFA2,858	$6.47 PLN24.34	+32.0%
Average			+123.9%

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pay 29.6% more for clothing

	Chad	Poland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.68 FCFA19,053	$75.63 PLN284.51	+131.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.27 FCFA35,724	$35.26 PLN132.63	-42.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.10 FCFA30,961	$78.29 PLN294.53	+47.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.20 FCFA61,921	$87.22 PLN328.12	-17.9%
Average			+29.6%

Chad vs. Poland - Cost of clothing

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