Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 2.4 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 5.4 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$10.03
€9.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,294
|
$6.98
€6.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA465
|
$2.07
€1.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$1.47
€1.35
|
|
pay 5.5% more for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.20
€3.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,548
|
$5.15
€4.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,523
|
$2.91
€2.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.08
€2.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA257
|
$0.66
€0.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA409
|
$1.12
€1.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA818
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA347
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
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pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,760
|
$6.19
€5.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
$35.69
€32.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,337.87
€23,289.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,262
|
$10.16
€9.34
|
|
pay 43.7% more for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,836
|
$27.71
€25.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA248,857
|
$604.28
€555.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
$455.38
€418.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,867
|
$97.48
€89.60
|
|
pay 53.2% more for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,657
|
$317.80
€292.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,170,573
|
$7,564.83
€6,953.21
|
|
pay 58.4% more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA697
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$2.09
€1.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA995
|
$3.64
€3.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
$40.01
€36.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$5.66
€5.20
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Montenegro
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$71.96
€66.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$30.57
€28.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$96.13
€88.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$119.85
€110.16
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