Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 4.3 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 7.4 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
F CFA510
|
$17.09
£13.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
F CFA1,327
|
$7.46
£5.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
F CFA383
|
$1.84
£1.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
F CFA306
|
$1.36
£1.08
|
|
pay 24.4% more for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
F CFA646
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.60
£2.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
F CFA5,215
|
$4.68
£3.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
F CFA1,225
|
$2.58
£2.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
F CFA1,852
|
$3.16
£2.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
F CFA571
|
$1.05
£0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA347
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA262
|
$0.99
£0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA359
|
$1.17
£0.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA324
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
F CFA2,522
|
$7.31
£5.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
F CFA9,189
|
$91.63
£73.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,486.21
£20,310.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
F CFA5,616
|
$16.30
£12.99
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Burkina Faso
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
F CFA22,768
|
$37.72
£30.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
F CFA255,251
|
$1,053.04
£839.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
F CFA105,929
|
$836.18
£666.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
F CFA46,846
|
$183.29
£146.07
|
|
pay 8.7 times more for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
F CFA44,244
|
$1,186.33
£945.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
F CFA9,406,199
|
$16,551.73
£13,190.73
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
F CFA715
|
$4.95
£3.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
$3.59
£2.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
$14.82
£11.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
$41.78
£33.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
$11.97
£9.54
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
F CFA8,168
|
$73.74
£58.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
$38.00
£30.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
F CFA20,420
|
$79.51
£63.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
$80.83
£64.42
|
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