Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 4.9 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 5.4 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$11.17
SGD15.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,294
|
$7.45
SGD10.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA465
|
$1.52
SGD2.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$1.14
SGD1.54
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
$2.08
SGD2.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$9.16
SGD12.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,548
|
$10.85
SGD14.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,523
|
$3.33
SGD4.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.67
SGD6.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$1.91
SGD2.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$1.44
SGD1.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA257
|
$1.76
SGD2.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA409
|
$1.29
SGD1.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA818
|
$1.05
SGD1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA347
|
$1.03
SGD1.39
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,760
|
$8.01
SGD10.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
$95.32
SGD128.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$134,045.26
SGD180,424.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,262
|
$9.23
SGD12.43
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,836
|
$35.83
SGD48.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA248,857
|
$2,750.06
SGD3,701.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
$2,019.11
SGD2,717.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,867
|
$116.07
SGD156.23
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,657
|
$1,111.44
SGD1,496.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,170,573
|
$27,905.57
SGD37,560.90
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA697
|
$7.45
SGD10.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$4.79
SGD6.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA995
|
$12.29
SGD16.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
$103.58
SGD139.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$11.17
SGD15.04
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$67.87
SGD91.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$43.81
SGD58.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$93.40
SGD125.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$105.69
SGD142.26
|
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