Cost of living comparison
Poland is 2.1 times more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Poland instead of Chad, you would:
pay 39.1% more for restaurants
|
Chad
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA4,948
|
$8.74
PLN34.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.21
FCFA7,917
|
$7.35
PLN28.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
FCFA495
|
$1.72
PLN6.74
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
FCFA445
|
$1.39
PLN5.45
|
|
pay 16.1% more for groceries
|
Chad
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA198
|
$1.17
PLN4.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.65
FCFA990
|
$4.22
PLN16.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.29
FCFA4,371
|
$3.59
PLN14.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
FCFA1,188
|
$2.85
PLN11.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,796
|
$2.73
PLN10.71
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,347
|
$0.43
PLN1.68
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA539
|
$0.70
PLN2.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
FCFA1,234
|
$0.75
PLN2.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA516
|
$1.12
PLN4.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
FCFA464
|
$0.35
PLN1.38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA404
|
$0.51
PLN1.99
|
|
pay 68.8% more for transportation
|
Chad
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
FCFA2,375
|
$6.32
PLN24.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.55
FCFA49,483
|
$29.45
PLN115.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,391.93
FCFA6,828,603
|
$30,312.40
PLN118,893.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.71
FCFA2,227
|
$7.94
PLN31.16
|
|
pay 6.2% more for housing
|
Chad
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.55
FCFA49,483
|
$14.69
PLN57.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,400.85
FCFA839,705
|
$591.18
PLN2,318.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.61
FCFA108,862
|
$480.23
PLN1,883.58
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.38
FCFA113,519
|
$189.71
PLN744.09
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
|
Chad
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$36.32
FCFA21,772
|
$301.71
PLN1,183.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,651.00
FCFA989,653
|
$6,191.48
PLN24,284.69
|
|
pay 87.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Chad
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
FCFA742
|
$3.18
PLN12.47
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
FCFA1,979
|
$3.01
PLN11.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.07
FCFA643
|
$4.63
PLN18.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.08
FCFA79,172
|
$31.65
PLN124.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.95
FCFA2,969
|
$6.64
PLN26.04
|
|
pay 32.1% more for clothing
|
Chad
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
FCFA19,793
|
$76.35
PLN299.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.91
FCFA37,112
|
$37.00
PLN145.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,164
|
$81.47
PLN319.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.32
FCFA64,327
|
$91.91
PLN360.51
|
|
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