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Republic of the Congo vs. Poland Cost of Living Summary

Republic of the Congo is 21.1% more expensive than Poland overall.

Restaurants: pay 0.7% more in Republic of the Congo
Groceries: pay 74.7% more in Republic of the Congo
Transportation: pay 1.4% less in Republic of the Congo
Housing: pay 85.8% more in Republic of the Congo
Childcare: pay 19.0% less in Republic of the Congo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.5% more in Republic of the Congo
Clothing: pay 15.6% less in Republic of the Congo

The cost of housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Republic of the Congo are more expensive than in Poland. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and transportation are lower in Republic of the Congo. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Republic of the Congo.

Republic of the Congo vs. Poland Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Poland, you would:

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pay 0.7% more for restaurants

	Poland	Republic of the Congo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.21 PLN37.31	$13.06 FCFA7,387	+27.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.43 PLN30.80	$9.37 FCFA5,297	+11.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 PLN7.31	$1.38 FCFA778	-31.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.65 PLN6.02	$1.57 FCFA887	-4.8%
Average			+0.7%

Poland vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 74.7% more for groceries

	Poland	Republic of the Congo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.31 PLN4.77	$2.52 FCFA1,426	+93.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.56 PLN16.68	$4.66 FCFA2,636	+2.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.98 PLN14.53	$8.84 FCFA5,000	+122.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 PLN11.98	$3.07 FCFA1,734	-6.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 PLN10.79	$3.15 FCFA1,782	+6.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 PLN1.87	$1.08 FCFA611	+111.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 PLN2.75	$1.07 FCFA604	+41.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN3.04	$1.85 FCFA1,044	+122.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 PLN4.66	$1.28 FCFA722
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.51	$1.09 FCFA615	+162.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 PLN1.86	$0.97 FCFA550	+91.0%
Average			+74.7%

Poland vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.4% less for transportation

	Poland	Republic of the Congo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.51 PLN23.80	$5.08 FCFA2,876	-21.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.67 PLN119.38	$22.59 FCFA12,778	-30.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,516.14 PLN122,471.99	$32,895.05 FCFA18,607,060	-1.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.89 PLN32.48	$13.24 FCFA7,490	+49.0%
Average			-1.4%

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pay 85.8% more for housing

	Poland	Republic of the Congo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.32 PLN59.63	$65.34 FCFA36,958	+300.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$660.05 PLN2,411.90	$988.85 FCFA559,342	+49.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$540.72 PLN1,975.84	$393.90 FCFA222,811	-27.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$218.52 PLN798.50	$262.94 FCFA148,731	+20.3%
Average			+85.8%

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pay 19.0% less for childcare

	Poland	Republic of the Congo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$372.18 PLN1,359.99	$303.92 FCFA171,910	-18.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,516.31 PLN27,465.50	$6,033.33 FCFA3,412,751	-19.7%
Average			-19.0%

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pay 22.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Poland	Republic of the Congo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 PLN12.77	$3.10 FCFA1,755	-11.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 PLN12.65	$4.75 FCFA2,687	+37.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.23 PLN19.12	$3.92 FCFA2,215	-25.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 PLN135.21	$63.17 FCFA35,733	+70.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.39 PLN27.02	$10.42 FCFA5,894	+40.9%
Average			+22.5%

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pay 15.6% less for clothing

	Poland	Republic of the Congo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$87.74 PLN320.62	$41.67 FCFA23,569	-52.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.84 PLN138.26	$40.42 FCFA22,862	+6.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.94 PLN325.01	$91.11 FCFA51,537	+2.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.79 PLN360.99	$80.00 FCFA45,252	-19.0%
Average			-15.6%

Poland vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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