Cost of living comparison
Pakistan is 36.4% cheaper than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 10.8% more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Pakistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$1.57
PKR436.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,294
|
$3.50
PKR969.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA465
|
$0.30
PKR84.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$0.21
PKR57.55
|
|
pay 56.3% less for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Pakistan
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
$0.56
PKR154.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.35
PKR651.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,548
|
$2.66
PKR737.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,523
|
$1.10
PKR303.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.23
PKR340.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$0.43
PKR118.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$0.28
PKR76.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA257
|
$0.31
PKR87.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA409
|
$0.20
PKR55.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA818
|
$0.16
PKR43.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA347
|
$0.20
PKR54.68
|
|
pay 17.5% less for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Pakistan
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,760
|
$3.75
PKR1,038.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
$6.78
PKR1,877.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$16,737.54
PKR4,637,796.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,262
|
$3.96
PKR1,098.29
|
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pay 60.6% less for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Pakistan
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,836
|
$14.27
PKR3,954.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA248,857
|
$81.52
PKR22,589.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
$50.88
PKR14,097.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,867
|
$54.49
PKR15,098.15
|
|
pay 84.7% less for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Pakistan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,657
|
$29.66
PKR8,217.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,170,573
|
$1,010.43
PKR279,979.62
|
|
pay 10.2% less for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Pakistan
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA697
|
$1.84
PKR509.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$1.52
PKR420.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA995
|
$1.63
PKR452.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
$10.78
PKR2,987.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$3.47
PKR961.40
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Pakistan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$13.74
PKR3,806.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$18.92
PKR5,242.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$48.54
PKR13,448.66
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$26.13
PKR7,239.71
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