Cost of living comparison
Poland is 2.4 times more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Poland instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Kenya
|
Poland
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.08
KES397.22
|
$8.74
PLN34.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
KES744.61
|
$7.35
PLN29.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
KES77.89
|
$1.72
PLN6.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
KES61.37
|
$1.39
PLN5.50
|
|
pay 52.2% more for groceries
Kenya
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
KES64.90
|
$1.17
PLN4.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
KES552.26
|
$4.22
PLN16.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.86
KES369.14
|
$3.59
PLN14.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
KES209.17
|
$2.85
PLN11.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
KES298.91
|
$2.73
PLN10.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
KES130.34
|
$0.43
PLN1.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES53.56
|
$0.70
PLN2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
KES77.75
|
$0.75
PLN2.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES43.02
|
$1.12
PLN4.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
KES37.64
|
$0.35
PLN1.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES48.88
|
$0.51
PLN2.00
|
|
pay 16.9% more for transportation
Kenya
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
KES727.37
|
$6.32
PLN25.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.59
KES4,333.20
|
$29.45
PLN116.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,982.90
KES2,190,794.05
|
$30,312.40
PLN120,077.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.89
KES1,147.41
|
$7.94
PLN31.47
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
Kenya
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.22
KES5,059.82
|
$14.69
PLN58.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$184.65
KES23,820.49
|
$591.18
PLN2,341.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.87
KES14,559.93
|
$480.23
PLN1,902.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.03
KES2,584.01
|
$189.71
PLN751.50
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Kenya
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.67
KES15,566.46
|
$301.71
PLN1,195.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,188.65
KES798,335.41
|
$6,191.48
PLN24,526.43
|
|
pay 39.7% more for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.94
KES250.76
|
$3.18
PLN12.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.12
KES273.98
|
$3.01
PLN11.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
KES343.52
|
$4.63
PLN18.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.22
KES3,898.93
|
$31.65
PLN125.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.77
KES744.97
|
$6.64
PLN26.30
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Kenya
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.35
KES1,722.35
|
$76.35
PLN302.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.55
KES2,651.55
|
$37.00
PLN146.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.06
KES3,877.58
|
$81.47
PLN322.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.30
KES5,070.00
|
$91.91
PLN364.10
|
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