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Warsaw vs. Republic of the Congo Cost of Living Summary

Warsaw is 32.2% more expensive than Republic of the Congo overall.

Restaurants: pay 18.1% more in Warsaw
Groceries: pay 21.9% less in Warsaw
Transportation: pay 16.5% more in Warsaw
Housing: pay 18.6% more in Warsaw
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Warsaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.0% more in Warsaw
Clothing: pay 52.7% more in Warsaw

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

Warsaw vs. Republic of the Congo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.1% more for restaurants

	Republic of the Congo	Warsaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.06 FCFA7,299	$10.94 PLN39.43	-16.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.37 FCFA5,234	$9.57 PLN34.50	+2.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 FCFA769	$2.25 PLN8.12	+63.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 FCFA876	$1.92 PLN6.93	+22.5%
Average			+18.1%

Republic of the Congo vs. Warsaw - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.9% less for groceries

	Republic of the Congo	Warsaw
Bread 1 loaf	$2.52 FCFA1,408	$1.46 PLN5.27	-42.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.66 FCFA2,604	$5.39 PLN19.42	+15.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.84 FCFA4,940	$4.34 PLN15.63	-51.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.07 FCFA1,714	$3.70 PLN13.33	+20.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.15 FCFA1,761	$3.39 PLN12.21	+7.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 FCFA604	$0.61 PLN2.20	-43.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 FCFA597	$0.83 PLN2.98	-22.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 FCFA1,032	$0.96 PLN3.47	-47.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 FCFA713	$1.57 PLN5.67	+23.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 FCFA608	$0.48 PLN1.72	-56.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 FCFA543	$0.54 PLN1.94	-44.5%
Average			-21.9%

Republic of the Congo vs. Warsaw - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.5% more for transportation

	Republic of the Congo	Warsaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.08 FCFA2,841	$6.61 PLN23.84	+30.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.59 FCFA12,625	$30.08 PLN108.42	+33.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,895.05 FCFA18,384,370	$32,809.65 PLN118,280.15	-0.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.24 FCFA7,400	$13.67 PLN49.28	+3.2%
Average			+16.5%

Republic of the Congo vs. Warsaw - Cost of transportation

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pay 18.6% more for housing

	Republic of the Congo	Warsaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.34 FCFA36,516	$17.42 PLN62.81	-73.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$988.85 FCFA552,647	$1,140.63 PLN4,112.00	+15.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$393.90 FCFA220,144	$907.87 PLN3,272.92	+130.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$262.94 FCFA146,951	$267.55 PLN964.54	+1.8%
Average			+18.6%

Republic of the Congo vs. Warsaw - Cost of housing

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Republic of the Congo	Warsaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$303.92 FCFA169,853	$586.39 PLN2,113.96	+92.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,033.33 FCFA3,371,907	$15,933.95 PLN57,442.54	+164.1%
Average			+128.5%

Republic of the Congo vs. Warsaw - Cost of childcare

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pay 13.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Republic of the Congo	Warsaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.10 FCFA1,734	$4.92 PLN17.74	+58.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.75 FCFA2,655	$4.22 PLN15.20	-11.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 FCFA2,189	$5.95 PLN21.43	+51.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.17 FCFA35,305	$46.75 PLN168.55	-26.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.42 FCFA5,824	$9.57 PLN34.50	-8.2%
Average			+13.0%

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pay 52.7% more for clothing

	Republic of the Congo	Warsaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.67 FCFA23,287	$99.57 PLN358.97	+139.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.42 FCFA22,588	$48.35 PLN174.29	+19.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.11 FCFA50,920	$98.47 PLN354.98	+8.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.00 FCFA44,710	$115.26 PLN415.52	+44.1%
Average			+52.7%

Republic of the Congo vs. Warsaw - 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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