Cost of living comparison
Poland is 2.3 times more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Poland instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 4.9 times more for restaurants
Ouagadougou
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$8.74
PLN34.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,294
|
$7.35
PLN28.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA465
|
$1.72
PLN6.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$1.39
PLN5.44
|
|
pay 3.4% more for groceries
Ouagadougou
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
$1.17
PLN4.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.22
PLN16.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,548
|
$3.59
PLN14.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,523
|
$2.85
PLN11.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.73
PLN10.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$0.43
PLN1.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$0.70
PLN2.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA257
|
$0.75
PLN2.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA409
|
$1.12
PLN4.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA818
|
$0.35
PLN1.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA347
|
$0.51
PLN1.98
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Ouagadougou
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,760
|
$6.32
PLN24.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
$29.45
PLN115.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,312.40
PLN118,767.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,262
|
$7.94
PLN31.12
|
|
pay 71.2% more for housing
Ouagadougou
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,836
|
$14.69
PLN57.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA248,857
|
$591.18
PLN2,316.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
$480.23
PLN1,881.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,867
|
$189.71
PLN743.30
|
|
pay 42.2% more for childcare
Ouagadougou
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,657
|
$301.71
PLN1,182.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,170,573
|
$6,191.48
PLN24,258.92
|
|
pay 91.1% more for entertainment and sports
Ouagadougou
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA697
|
$3.18
PLN12.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$3.01
PLN11.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA995
|
$4.63
PLN18.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
$31.65
PLN124.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$6.64
PLN26.01
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Ouagadougou
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$76.35
PLN299.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$37.00
PLN144.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$81.47
PLN319.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$91.91
PLN360.13
|
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