Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 38.4% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Poland, you would:
pay 22.3% more for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.88
PLN36.37
|
$13.96
FCFA8,684
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
PLN30.70
|
$8.94
FCFA5,559
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
PLN7.13
|
$1.88
FCFA1,172
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
PLN5.87
|
$1.50
FCFA932
|
|
pay 85.2% more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
PLN4.85
|
$2.56
FCFA1,594
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
PLN17.64
|
$4.20
FCFA2,614
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
PLN14.68
|
$7.87
FCFA4,896
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
PLN11.99
|
$3.39
FCFA2,110
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
PLN11.04
|
$2.20
FCFA1,366
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.76
|
$1.18
FCFA734
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
PLN2.93
|
$0.91
FCFA567
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
PLN3.10
|
$1.98
FCFA1,229
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
PLN4.45
|
$1.21
FCFA752
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
$1.16
FCFA724
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
PLN2.00
|
$1.05
FCFA654
|
|
pay 14.1% more for transportation
|
Poland
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.07
PLN24.87
|
$5.18
FCFA3,224
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.33
PLN116.07
|
$22.59
FCFA14,053
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,111.92
PLN123,360.21
|
$32,895.05
FCFA20,463,498
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.74
PLN31.71
|
$14.09
FCFA8,768
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Poland
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.40
PLN59.01
|
$75.50
FCFA46,966
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.98
PLN2,466.13
|
$971.39
FCFA604,284
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$478.28
PLN1,959.36
|
$357.68
FCFA222,505
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.01
PLN753.86
|
$456.95
FCFA284,263
|
|
pay 24.0% less for childcare
|
Poland
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.05
PLN1,302.96
|
$214.14
FCFA133,216
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,011.28
PLN24,626.56
|
$5,100.00
FCFA3,172,631
|
|
pay 24.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PLN12.78
|
$2.76
FCFA1,720
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
PLN12.47
|
$4.13
FCFA2,571
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
PLN18.63
|
$3.75
FCFA2,333
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.52
PLN133.24
|
$61.25
FCFA38,102
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.47
PLN26.50
|
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
|
pay 5.6% less for clothing
|
Poland
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.63
PLN309.84
|
$35.83
FCFA22,291
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.26
PLN144.44
|
$37.92
FCFA23,587
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.29
PLN320.75
|
$92.22
FCFA57,370
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.22
PLN357.33
|
$91.67
FCFA57,024
|
|
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