Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 9.3 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 19.9 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA502
|
$40.07
€37.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,306
|
$11.16
€10.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA469
|
$5.85
€5.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA251
|
$7.58
€7.03
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA539
|
$5.05
€4.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,600
|
$8.71
€8.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,537
|
$4.52
€4.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$6.49
€6.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$1.88
€1.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA305
|
$2.25
€2.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA260
|
$1.66
€1.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA413
|
$2.46
€2.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA825
|
$1.71
€1.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA351
|
$1.78
€1.65
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,786
|
$8.77
€8.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA3,014
|
$30.05
€27.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$49,675.27
€46,086.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,339
|
$21.66
€20.09
|
|
pay 10.8 times more for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA25,068
|
$88.99
€82.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA251,185
|
$6,575.69
€6,100.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA125,593
|
$4,417.00
€4,097.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA42,258
|
$269.58
€250.10
|
|
pay 12.2 times more for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA75,356
|
$2,788.69
€2,587.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,256,377
|
$29,714.46
€27,567.59
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA703
|
$8.93
€8.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA754
|
$4.85
€4.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA1,005
|
$12.18
€11.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA25,119
|
$517.80
€480.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
$15.16
€14.07
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Monaco
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$156.40
€145.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$65.34
€60.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$188.26
€174.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$451.61
€418.98
|
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