Cost of living comparison
Poland is 67.8% more expensive than Burkina Faso overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.3 times more in Poland
- Groceries
-
pay 12.7% less in Poland
- Transportation
-
pay 25.4% more in Poland
- Housing
-
pay 38.3% more in Poland
- Childcare
-
pay 49.7% more in Poland
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 74.7% more in Poland
The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, housing, and transportation in Poland are more expensive than in Burkina Faso. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Poland.
If you lived in Poland instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA778
|
$8.88
PLN36.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,670
|
$7.49
PLN30.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA484
|
$1.74
PLN7.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA337
|
$1.43
PLN5.81
|
|
pay 12.7% less for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA454
|
$1.18
PLN4.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA5,189
|
$4.31
PLN17.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,819
|
$3.58
PLN14.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,817
|
$2.93
PLN11.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,648
|
$2.70
PLN10.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA941
|
$0.43
PLN1.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA316
|
$0.71
PLN2.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA262
|
$0.76
PLN3.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA663
|
$1.09
PLN4.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA759
|
$0.37
PLN1.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA390
|
$0.49
PLN1.98
|
|
pay 25.4% more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA3,074
|
$6.07
PLN24.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$28.33
PLN114.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,111.92
PLN122,111.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.74
PLN31.39
|
|
pay 38.3% more for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA28,486
|
$14.40
PLN58.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA259,431
|
$601.98
PLN2,441.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA181,602
|
$478.28
PLN1,939.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA56,607
|
$184.01
PLN746.23
|
|
pay 49.7% more for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA77,829
|
$318.05
PLN1,289.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,560,247
|
$6,011.28
PLN24,377.23
|
|
pay 74.7% more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA726
|
$3.12
PLN12.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA1,038
|
$3.04
PLN12.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA1,038
|
$4.55
PLN18.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA36,320
|
$32.52
PLN131.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,189
|
$6.47
PLN26.23
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$75.63
PLN306.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$35.26
PLN142.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$78.29
PLN317.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$87.22
PLN353.72
|
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