Cost of living comparison

Poland

compared to

Rwanda

Rwanda vs. Poland Cost of Living Summary

Rwanda is 34.7% cheaper than Poland overall.

Restaurants: pay 51.7% less in Rwanda
Groceries: pay 23.1% less in Rwanda
Transportation: pay 0.1% less in Rwanda
Housing: pay 28.9% less in Rwanda
Childcare: pay 25.5% less in Rwanda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.8% less in Rwanda
Clothing: pay 65.7% less in Rwanda

Expenses including clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, and groceries are lower in Rwanda.

Rwanda vs. Poland Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rwanda instead of Poland, you would:

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pay 51.7% less for restaurants

	Poland	Rwanda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.21 PLN37.06	$3.45 RWF5,042	-66.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.43 PLN30.59	$6.89 RWF10,083	-18.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 PLN7.26	$0.86 RWF1,255	-57.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.65 PLN5.97	$0.57 RWF837	-65.2%
Average			-51.7%

Poland vs. Rwanda - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.1% less for groceries

	Poland	Rwanda
Bread 1 loaf	$1.31 PLN4.74	$1.05 RWF1,529	-19.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.56 PLN16.56	$2.26 RWF3,300	-50.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.98 PLN14.43	$2.64 RWF3,865	-33.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 PLN11.90	$1.65 RWF2,420	-49.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 PLN10.72	$2.10 RWF3,064	-29.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 PLN1.85	$1.15 RWF1,687	+125.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 PLN2.74	$0.37 RWF540	-51.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN3.02	$0.70 RWF1,027	-15.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 PLN4.63	$0.48 RWF701	-62.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.50	$0.23 RWF333	-45.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 PLN1.85	$0.39 RWF572	-23.1%
Average			-23.1%

Poland vs. Rwanda - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.1% less for transportation

	Poland	Rwanda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.51 PLN23.63	$4.42 RWF6,467	-32.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.67 PLN118.56	$29.30 RWF42,853	-10.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,516.14 PLN122K	$26,543.61 RWF39M	-20.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.89 PLN32.26	$14.48 RWF21,175	+62.9%
Average			-0.1%

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pay 28.9% less for housing

	Poland	Rwanda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.32 PLN59.22	$19.48 RWF28,485	+19.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$660.05 PLN2,395.31	$575.44 RWF842K	-12.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$540.72 PLN1,962.25	$322.51 RWF472K	-40.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$218.52 PLN793.01	$39.98 RWF58,472	-81.7%
Average			-28.9%

Poland vs. Rwanda - Cost of housing

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pay 25.5% less for childcare

	Poland	Rwanda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$372.18 PLN1,350.63	$166.62 RWF244K	-55.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,516.31 PLN27,276.56	$7,842.43 RWF11M	+4.3%
Average			-25.5%

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pay 47.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Poland	Rwanda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 PLN12.68	$1.03 RWF1,512	-70.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 PLN12.56	$2.31 RWF3,383	-33.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.23 PLN18.99	$1.72 RWF2,521	-67.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 PLN134.28	$31.41 RWF45,934	-15.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.39 PLN26.83	$3.45 RWF5,042	-53.4%
Average			-47.8%

Poland vs. Rwanda - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 65.7% less for clothing

	Poland	Rwanda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$87.74 PLN318.41	$19.19 RWF28,065	-78.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.84 PLN137.30	$19.30 RWF28,233	-49.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.94 PLN322.77	$22.98 RWF33,610	-74.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.79 PLN358.51	$37.92 RWF55,457	-61.6%
Average			-65.7%

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