Cost of living comparison
Poland is 2.3 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Poland instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 4.9 times more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA495
|
$8.74
PLN34.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,287
|
$7.35
PLN28.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA462
|
$1.72
PLN6.74
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA247
|
$1.39
PLN5.45
|
|
pay 3.4% more for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA531
|
$1.17
PLN4.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.22
PLN16.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,516
|
$3.59
PLN14.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,514
|
$2.85
PLN11.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.73
PLN10.71
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA479
|
$0.43
PLN1.68
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA301
|
$0.70
PLN2.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA256
|
$0.75
PLN2.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA407
|
$1.12
PLN4.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA813
|
$0.35
PLN1.38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA345
|
$0.51
PLN1.99
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,744
|
$6.32
PLN24.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,969
|
$29.45
PLN115.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,312.40
PLN118,893.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,214
|
$7.94
PLN31.16
|
|
pay 71.2% more for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,692
|
$14.69
PLN57.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA247,413
|
$591.18
PLN2,318.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA123,707
|
$480.23
PLN1,883.58
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,624
|
$189.71
PLN744.09
|
|
pay 42.2% more for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,224
|
$301.71
PLN1,183.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,117,366
|
$6,191.48
PLN24,284.69
|
|
pay 91.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA693
|
$3.18
PLN12.47
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA742
|
$3.01
PLN11.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA990
|
$4.63
PLN18.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,741
|
$31.65
PLN124.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,948
|
$6.64
PLN26.04
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$76.35
PLN299.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$37.00
PLN145.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$81.47
PLN319.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$91.91
PLN360.51
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