Cost of living comparison
Japan is 2.5 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Japan instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$6.59
¥1,026
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,294
|
$4.91
¥765
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA465
|
$1.01
¥158
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$0.80
¥124
|
|
pay 85.8% more for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
$1.40
¥219
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.54
¥863
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,548
|
$5.14
¥800
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,523
|
$1.99
¥309
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.58
¥402
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$1.93
¥300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$1.11
¥172
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA257
|
$1.76
¥275
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA409
|
$1.80
¥281
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA818
|
$1.11
¥173
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA347
|
$0.90
¥140
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,760
|
$4.17
¥650
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
$60.62
¥9,438
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,439.97
¥3,337,667
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,262
|
$24.44
¥3,804
|
|
pay 26.9% more for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,836
|
$33.46
¥5,209
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA248,857
|
$480.50
¥74,802
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
$321.68
¥50,077
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,867
|
$107.01
¥16,658
|
|
pay 32.6% more for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,657
|
$240.59
¥37,454
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,170,573
|
$10,805.94
¥1,682,214
|
|
pay 91.0% more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA697
|
$2.60
¥405
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$2.74
¥427
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA995
|
$3.86
¥602
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
$55.52
¥8,644
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$11.57
¥1,801
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$38.65
¥6,017
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$25.96
¥4,041
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$52.99
¥8,249
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$85.48
¥13,307
|
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