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Poland vs. Zanzibar Cost of Living Summary

Poland is 2.6 times more expensive than Zanzibar.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Poland
Groceries: pay 57.8% more in Poland
Transportation: pay 12.0% more in Poland
Housing: pay 3.5 times more in Poland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.2% more in Poland
Clothing: pay 5.2 times more in Poland

The cost of clothing, housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Poland are more expensive than in Zanzibar. Notably, clothing, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Poland.

Poland vs. Zanzibar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Zanzibar	Poland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.04 TZS12,966.46	$10.21 PLN38.04	+102.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.05 TZS15,559.75	$8.43 PLN31.40	+39.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 TZS1,659.71	$2.00 PLN7.46	+210.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.34 TZS864.43	$1.65 PLN6.13	+390.0%
Average			+185.5%

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pay 57.8% more for groceries

	Zanzibar	Poland
Bread 1 loaf	$0.79 TZS2,022.77	$1.31 PLN4.86	+66.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.03 TZS10,373.17	$4.56 PLN17.00	+13.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 TZS21,596.69	$3.98 PLN14.81	-52.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.90 TZS7,468.68	$3.28 PLN12.21	+12.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.10 TZS2,823.12	$2.95 PLN11.00	+169.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 TZS3,528.90	$0.51 PLN1.90	-62.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.55 TZS1,411.56	$0.75 PLN2.81	+37.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.37 TZS941.04	$0.83 PLN3.10	+127.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 TZS705.78	$1.28 PLN4.75	+365.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 TZS1,176.30	$0.41 PLN1.54	-9.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 TZS1,882.08	$0.51 PLN1.89	-30.5%
Average			+57.8%

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pay 12.0% more for transportation

	Zanzibar	Poland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.68 TZS12,041.79	$6.51 PLN24.26	+39.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$32.67 PLN121.70
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$33,516.14 PLN125K
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.48 TZS26,970.23	$8.89 PLN33.11	-15.2%
Average			+12.0%

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pay 3.5 times more for housing

	Zanzibar	Poland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.42 TZS135K	$16.32 PLN60.79	-68.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$148.94 TZS383K	$660.05 PLN2,458.76	+343.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$99.29 TZS255K	$540.72 PLN2,014.23	+444.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.48 TZS156K	$218.52 PLN814.01	+261.3%
Average			+245.1%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Zanzibar	Poland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$372.18 PLN1,386.41
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$7,516.31 PLN27,999.13

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pay 49.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Zanzibar	Poland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.02 TZS5,186.58	$3.49 PLN13.01	+73.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.32 TZS5,964.57	$3.46 PLN12.89	+49.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.26 TZS5,808.97	$5.23 PLN19.49	+131.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.25 TZS80,392.05	$37.00 PLN137.83	+18.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.08 TZS25,932.92	$7.39 PLN27.54	-26.7%
Average			+49.2%

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pay 5.2 times more for clothing

	Zanzibar	Poland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$13.91 TZS35,787.43	$87.74 PLN326.84	+530.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.15 TZS46,679.25	$37.84 PLN140.94	+108.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$16.13 TZS41,492.67	$88.94 PLN331.32	+451.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$14.11 TZS36,306.08	$98.79 PLN368.01	+600.0%
Average			+422.6%

Zanzibar vs. Poland - Cost of clothing

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