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Central African Republic vs. Poland Cost of Living Summary

Florida is 81.4% more expensive than Poland overall.

Restaurants: pay 49.5% more in Central African Republic
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Central African Republic
Transportation: pay 27.3% more in Central African Republic
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Central African Republic
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Central African Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.4% more in Central African Republic
Clothing: pay 6.5% less in Central African Republic

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

Central African Republic vs. Poland Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Central African Republic instead of Poland, you would:

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pay 49.5% more for restaurants

	Poland	Central African Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.21 PLN37.31	$21.31	+108.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.43 PLN30.80	$10.77	+27.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 PLN7.31	$2.70	+34.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.65 PLN6.02	$2.08	+26.4%
Average			+49.5%

Poland vs. Central African Republic - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Poland	Central African Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$1.31 PLN4.77	$3.60	+175.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.56 PLN16.68	$6.35	+39.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.98 PLN14.53	$4.11	+3.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 PLN11.98	$4.25	+29.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 PLN10.79	$5.47	+85.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 PLN1.87	$2.42	+373.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 PLN2.75	$0.75	-0.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN3.04	$1.95	+134.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 PLN4.66	$2.08	+63.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.51	$1.40	+237.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 PLN1.86	$1.50	+195.4%
Average			+121.5%

Poland vs. Central African Republic - Cost of groceries

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pay 27.3% more for transportation

	Poland	Central African Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.51 PLN23.80	$3.20	-50.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.67 PLN119.38	$61.71	+88.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,516.14 PLN122,471.99	$32,175.30	-4.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.89 PLN32.48	$15.58	+75.3%
Average			+27.3%

Poland vs. Central African Republic - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Poland	Central African Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.32 PLN59.63	$69.42	+325.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$660.05 PLN2,411.90	$1,920.18	+190.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$540.72 PLN1,975.84	$1,612.11	+198.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$218.52 PLN798.50	$149.22	-31.7%
Average			+170.7%

Poland vs. Central African Republic - Cost of housing

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Poland	Central African Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$372.18 PLN1,359.99	$932.04	+150.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,516.31 PLN27,465.50	$19,456.17	+158.9%
Average			+154.7%

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pay 52.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Poland	Central African Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 PLN12.77	$5.51	+57.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 PLN12.65	$5.10	+47.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.23 PLN19.12	$8.12	+55.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 PLN135.21	$41.86	+13.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.39 PLN27.02	$13.98	+89.1%
Average			+52.4%

Poland vs. Central African Republic - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 6.5% less for clothing

	Poland	Central African Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$87.74 PLN320.62	$49.65	-43.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.84 PLN138.26	$42.53	+12.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.94 PLN325.01	$86.82	-2.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.79 PLN360.99	$105.97	+7.3%
Average			-6.5%

Poland vs. Central African Republic - Cost of clothing

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