Cost of living comparison
Poland is 90.5% more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Poland instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
CFA516
|
$6.88
zł27.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
CFA1,341
|
$5.95
zł23.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
CFA387
|
$1.30
zł5.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CFA309
|
$1.15
zł4.63
|
|
pay 9.8% less for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
CFA653
|
$0.94
zł3.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.34
zł13.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
CFA5,269
|
$2.82
zł11.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
CFA1,238
|
$2.49
zł10.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
CFA1,872
|
$2.20
zł8.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
CFA577
|
$0.38
zł1.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CFA351
|
$0.55
zł2.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
CFA265
|
$0.63
zł2.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
CFA362
|
$1.15
zł4.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA491
|
$0.29
zł1.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
CFA327
|
$0.37
zł1.50
|
|
pay 21.4% more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
CFA2,548
|
$5.68
zł22.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
CFA9,284
|
$23.91
zł96.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,787.24
zł79,742.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
CFA5,674
|
$6.31
zł25.45
|
|
pay 44.1% more for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
CFA23,004
|
$12.94
zł52.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
CFA257,890
|
$480.05
zł1,934.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
CFA107,024
|
$406.85
zł1,639.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
CFA47,330
|
$148.56
zł598.69
|
|
pay 71.8% more for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
CFA44,701
|
$228.50
zł920.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
CFA9,503,436
|
$4,467.72
zł18,004.82
|
|
pay 90.8% more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
CFA722
|
$2.34
zł9.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
CFA1,032
|
$2.45
zł9.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
CFA1,032
|
$4.13
zł16.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
CFA18,052
|
$27.45
zł110.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
CFA1,289
|
$5.63
zł22.68
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
CFA8,252
|
$64.65
zł260.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
CFA18,052
|
$30.33
zł122.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
CFA20,631
|
$66.37
zł267.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
CFA30,947
|
$75.24
zł303.20
|
|
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