Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Poland
  3. Kenya
  4. Comparison
PLN
COMPARED TO
KES

Poland is 50.6% more expensive than Kenya.

If you lived in Kenya instead of Poland, you would:
local_dining

pay 5.5% more for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.09
zł18.87
$4.34
KES450.51
-14.7%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $4.63
zł17.15
$6.91
KES716.72
+49.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.00
zł3.71
$0.49
KES50.41
-51.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.81
zł2.99
$0.43
KES44.50
-46.8%
Poland vs. Kenya - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 30.9% more for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $0.74
zł2.74
$0.51
KES52.65
-31.3%
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.92
zł10.82
$1.91
KES198.40
-34.5%
Milk (1 gallon) $2.36
zł8.76
$3.17
KES329.25
+34.3%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $1.94
zł7.20
$1.74
KES180.82
-10.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $1.81
zł6.72
$2.82
KES292.90
+55.8%
Apples (1 lb) $0.36
zł1.32
$1.25
KES129.79
+249.9%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.50
zł1.84
$0.56
KES57.87
+12.3%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.53
zł1.97
$0.70
KES72.17
+30.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.65
zł2.39
$0.55
KES57.17
-14.6%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.23
zł0.87
$0.70
KES72.30
+198.0%
Onions (1 lb) $0.25
zł0.94
$0.52
KES54.03
+105.0%
Poland vs. Kenya - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 18.4% less for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.83
zł17.90
$4.06
KES420.81
-16.0%
Monthly public transit pass $23.83
zł88.30
$24.43
KES2,534.11
+2.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $18,406.26
zł68,206.19
$15,000.49
KES1,556,300.16
-18.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $6.13
zł22.73
$13.24
KES1,374.05
+115.9%
Poland vs. Kenya - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 49.5% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $13.38
zł49.57
$31.19
KES3,236.37
+133.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $376.97
zł1,396.88
$216.89
KES22,501.86
-42.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $287.66
zł1,065.95
$129.05
KES13,389.22
-55.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $124.51
zł461.40
$28.09
KES2,914.35
-77.4%
Poland vs. Kenya - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 54.8% less for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $202.69
zł751.09
$128.85
KES13,368.36
-36.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,448.24
zł46,128.16
$5,588.98
KES579,856.47
-55.1%
Poland vs. Kenya - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 45.1% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.81
zł6.71
$2.02
KES209.96
+11.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.98
zł7.34
$2.42
KES251.22
+22.3%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $4.12
zł15.27
$2.07
KES215.02
-49.7%
Monthly membership at local gym $25.00
zł92.63
$44.86
KES4,654.03
+79.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $6.36
zł23.58
$5.63
KES583.61
-11.6%
Poland vs. Kenya - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 46.2% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $68.72
zł254.64
$21.90
KES2,271.70
-68.1%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $34.28
zł127.03
$27.87
KES2,891.62
-18.7%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $70.87
zł262.63
$43.12
KES4,473.91
-39.2%
Men's business shoes (leather) $73.10
zł270.88
$40.08
KES4,158.53
-45.2%
Poland vs. Kenya - Cost of clothing
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