Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 4.8% cheaper than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 56.6% more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$1.85
NPR247.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,294
|
$6.43
NPR857.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA465
|
$0.47
NPR63.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$0.17
NPR22.43
|
|
pay 35.0% less for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
$0.48
NPR63.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.46
NPR460.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,548
|
$2.89
NPR385.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,523
|
$1.47
NPR195.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.40
NPR186.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$1.06
NPR140.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$0.42
NPR56.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA257
|
$0.53
NPR70.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA409
|
$0.28
NPR37.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA818
|
$0.20
NPR26.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA347
|
$0.26
NPR34.48
|
|
pay 63.1% more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,760
|
$4.93
NPR656.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
$14.97
NPR1,995.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,088.94
NPR4,277,686.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,262
|
$10.88
NPR1,450.33
|
|
pay 69.9% less for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,836
|
$9.92
NPR1,322.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA248,857
|
$90.65
NPR12,083.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
$66.00
NPR8,798.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,867
|
$29.38
NPR3,916.78
|
|
pay 62.3% less for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,657
|
$69.48
NPR9,261.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,170,573
|
$2,917.30
NPR388,896.51
|
|
pay 19.0% more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA697
|
$2.32
NPR308.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$1.51
NPR201.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA995
|
$2.93
NPR391.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
$22.95
NPR3,058.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$3.23
NPR431.08
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$22.32
NPR2,975.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$35.72
NPR4,762.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$42.27
NPR5,635.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$32.72
NPR4,361.79
|
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