Cost of living comparison
Poland is 78.8% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Poland instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Rwanda
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,760
|
$8.74
PLN33.87
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,748
|
$7.35
PLN28.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,029
|
$1.72
PLN6.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF686
|
$1.39
PLN5.38
|
|
pay 36.7% more for groceries
|
Rwanda
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,401
|
$1.17
PLN4.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,345
|
$4.22
PLN16.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,998
|
$3.59
PLN13.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,165
|
$2.85
PLN11.06
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF3,008
|
$2.73
PLN10.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF2,034
|
$0.43
PLN1.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF648
|
$0.70
PLN2.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,196
|
$0.75
PLN2.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF665
|
$1.12
PLN4.35
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF298
|
$0.35
PLN1.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF387
|
$0.51
PLN1.96
|
|
pay 21.1% more for transportation
|
Rwanda
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,254
|
$6.32
PLN24.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF27,272
|
$29.45
PLN114.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF29,330,437
|
$30,312.40
PLN117,511.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,437
|
$7.94
PLN30.79
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Rwanda
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF36,792
|
$14.69
PLN56.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF676,291
|
$591.18
PLN2,291.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF411,655
|
$480.23
PLN1,861.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF41,973
|
$189.71
PLN735.45
|
|
pay 6.5% less for childcare
|
Rwanda
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF317,318
|
$301.71
PLN1,169.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,636,080
|
$6,191.48
PLN24,002.50
|
|
pay 93.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Rwanda
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,544
|
$3.18
PLN12.32
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,959
|
$3.01
PLN11.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,573
|
$4.63
PLN17.95
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF41,166
|
$31.65
PLN122.68
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,117
|
$6.64
PLN25.73
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
|
Rwanda
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF28,301
|
$76.35
PLN295.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF33,447
|
$37.00
PLN143.45
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF37,306
|
$81.47
PLN315.82
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF47,598
|
$91.91
PLN356.32
|
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