Rwanda is 24.2% cheaper than Poland.

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

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pay 49.1% less for restaurants

 
Poland
Rwanda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.88
PLN36.29
$3.26
RWF4,531
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.49
PLN30.63
$6.16
RWF8,559
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.74
PLN7.11
$0.89
RWF1,242

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pay 6.4% less for groceries

 
Poland
Rwanda
Bread
1 loaf
$1.18
PLN4.84
$1.01
RWF1,400
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.31
PLN17.60
$2.26
RWF3,135
Milk (1 gallon) $3.58
PLN14.64
$2.66
RWF3,688

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pay 2.8% less for transportation

 
Poland
Rwanda
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.07
PLN24.81
$4.48
RWF6,219
Monthly public transit pass $28.33
PLN115.80
$24.66
RWF34,234
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,111.92
PLN123,076.86
$20,668.41
RWF28,696,267

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pay 15.9% less for housing

 
Poland
Rwanda
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$14.40
PLN58.88
$26.20
RWF36,374
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $601.98
PLN2,460.47
$489.52
RWF679,648
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $478.28
PLN1,954.86
$271.95
RWF377,582

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pay 3.4% more for childcare

 
Poland
Rwanda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $318.05
PLN1,299.97
$149.39
RWF207,419
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,011.28
PLN24,570.00
$9,609.00
RWF13,341,247

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pay 37.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Poland
Rwanda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.12
PLN12.76
$1.09
RWF1,510
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.04
PLN12.44
$2.22
RWF3,077
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.55
PLN18.58
$2.36
RWF3,272

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pay 61.5% less for clothing

 
Poland
Rwanda
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$75.63
PLN309.13
$16.68
RWF23,158
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$35.26
PLN144.10
$21.76
RWF30,207
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$78.29
PLN320.01
$26.59
RWF36,919

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