Cost of living comparison
Poland is 65.9% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Poland instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 86.8% more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RF3,487
|
$6.88
zł27.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RF9,298
|
$5.95
zł24.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RF895
|
$1.30
zł5.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RF659
|
$1.15
zł4.65
|
|
pay 16.2% more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RF1,278
|
$0.94
zł3.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RF3,309
|
$3.34
zł13.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RF3,592
|
$2.82
zł11.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RF2,012
|
$2.49
zł10.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RF3,163
|
$2.20
zł8.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RF2,331
|
$0.38
zł1.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RF715
|
$0.55
zł2.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RF1,265
|
$0.63
zł2.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RF606
|
$1.15
zł4.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RF279
|
$0.29
zł1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RF336
|
$0.37
zł1.50
|
|
pay 17.1% more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RF6,740
|
$5.68
zł22.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RF15,110
|
$23.91
zł96.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RF27,894,469
|
$19,787.24
zł80,039.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RF12,494
|
$6.31
zł25.54
|
|
pay 55.6% more for housing
Rwanda
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RF44,021
|
$12.94
zł52.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RF647,550
|
$480.05
zł1,941.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RF407,117
|
$406.85
zł1,645.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RF53,018
|
$148.56
zł600.92
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Rwanda
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RF191,461
|
$228.50
zł924.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RF2,104,434
|
$4,467.72
zł18,071.84
|
|
pay 75.7% more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RF1,162
|
$2.34
zł9.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RF2,906
|
$2.45
zł9.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RF1,743
|
$4.13
zł16.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RF43,170
|
$27.45
zł111.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RF5,811
|
$5.63
zł22.76
|
|
pay 96.7% more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RF25,425
|
$64.65
zł261.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RF38,572
|
$30.33
zł122.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RF43,295
|
$66.37
zł268.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RF60,127
|
$75.24
zł304.33
|
|
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