Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 56.6% more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
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Kazakhstan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$8.87
KZT3,923.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,294
|
$6.78
KZT2,998.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA465
|
$0.83
KZT367.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$0.52
KZT230.89
|
|
pay 2.7% less for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Kazakhstan
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
$0.46
KZT205.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.61
KZT2,036.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,548
|
$4.19
KZT1,853.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,523
|
$1.63
KZT720.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.42
KZT1,068.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$0.64
KZT282.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$0.97
KZT428.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA257
|
$1.02
KZT450.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA409
|
$0.97
KZT427.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA818
|
$0.24
KZT104.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA347
|
$0.24
KZT104.84
|
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pay 26.1% more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Kazakhstan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,760
|
$2.05
KZT908.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
$14.36
KZT6,353.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,632.91
KZT10,010,785.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,262
|
$5.95
KZT2,632.17
|
|
pay 18.4% less for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Kazakhstan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,836
|
$13.46
KZT5,953.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA248,857
|
$431.95
KZT191,056.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
$271.20
KZT119,953.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,867
|
$39.97
KZT17,680.80
|
|
pay 16.9% more for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,657
|
$226.97
KZT100,390.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,170,573
|
$7,697.85
KZT3,404,841.92
|
|
pay 11.8% more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA697
|
$1.29
KZT572.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$2.13
KZT941.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA995
|
$1.91
KZT842.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
$40.51
KZT17,915.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$5.10
KZT2,253.66
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Kazakhstan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$60.78
KZT26,882.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$45.95
KZT20,322.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$95.70
KZT42,331.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$90.85
KZT40,184.69
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