Cost of living comparison
Poland is 5.2% cheaper than Douala.
If you lived in Poland instead of Douala, you would:
pay 10.4% more for restaurants
Douala
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
$6.88
PLN27.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
FCFA3,081
|
$5.95
PLN23.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA916
|
$1.30
PLN5.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
FCFA456
|
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
|
pay 7.8% less for groceries
Douala
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
FCFA376
|
$0.94
PLN3.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.85
FCFA6,034
|
$3.34
PLN13.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.63
FCFA6,512
|
$2.82
PLN11.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
FCFA1,123
|
$2.49
PLN10.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.85
FCFA1,747
|
$2.20
PLN8.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,165
|
$0.38
PLN1.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA404
|
$0.55
PLN2.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
FCFA270
|
$0.63
PLN2.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
FCFA287
|
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
FCFA543
|
$0.29
PLN1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
FCFA357
|
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
|
pay 22.7% more for transportation
Douala
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
FCFA2,449
|
$5.68
PLN22.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.76
FCFA10,270
|
$23.91
PLN96.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,792.69
FCFA18,254,967
|
$19,787.24
PLN79,760.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.53
FCFA2,773
|
$6.31
PLN25.45
|
|
pay 35.2% less for housing
Douala
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$173.20
FCFA106,124
|
$12.94
PLN52.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$861.09
FCFA527,617
|
$480.05
PLN1,935.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$546.73
FCFA334,997
|
$406.85
PLN1,639.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$122.08
FCFA74,805
|
$148.56
PLN598.82
|
|
pay 9.4% less for childcare
Douala
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$510.28
FCFA312,665
|
$228.50
PLN921.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,275.94
FCFA2,007,276
|
$4,467.72
PLN18,008.91
|
|
pay 26.4% more for entertainment and sports
Douala
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
FCFA1,001
|
$2.34
PLN9.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
FCFA970
|
$2.45
PLN9.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
FCFA1,386
|
$4.13
PLN16.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.32
FCFA19,806
|
$27.45
PLN110.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
$5.63
PLN22.68
|
|
pay 43.5% less for clothing
Douala
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.45
FCFA49,296
|
$64.65
PLN260.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.47
FCFA40,117
|
$30.33
PLN122.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$136.23
FCFA83,472
|
$66.37
PLN267.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$149.36
FCFA91,517
|
$75.24
PLN303.27
|
|
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