Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Democratic Republic of the Congo instead of Poland, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Poland
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.74
PLN35.17
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
PLN29.59
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN6.92
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.59
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Poland
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
PLN4.70
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PLN16.98
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
PLN14.44
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
PLN11.49
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
PLN10.99
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.72
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.81
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN3.01
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
PLN4.51
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PLN1.41
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN2.04
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Poland
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
PLN25.43
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.45
PLN118.55
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.40
PLN122,013.48
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.94
PLN31.97
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Poland
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.69
PLN59.13
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.18
PLN2,379.62
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.23
PLN1,933.01
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.71
PLN763.62
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Poland
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.71
PLN1,214.43
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,191.48
PLN24,921.96
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.18
PLN12.79
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
PLN12.10
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PLN18.64
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
PLN127.38
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.64
PLN26.72
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Poland
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.35
PLN307.33
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
PLN148.95
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.47
PLN327.91
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
PLN369.97
|
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