Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 3.9% more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Burma, you would:
pay 37.3% less for restaurants
Burma
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.97
MMK4,138
|
$0.83
F CFA498
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.63
MMK13,912
|
$2.15
F CFA1,294
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MMK1,523
|
$0.77
F CFA465
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
MMK1,233
|
$0.41
F CFA249
|
|
pay 25.3% more for groceries
Burma
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
MMK2,741
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.23
MMK10,984
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.85
MMK12,287
|
$9.20
F CFA5,548
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
MMK2,714
|
$2.53
F CFA1,523
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.90
MMK6,083
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
MMK3,310
|
$0.80
F CFA482
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
MMK914
|
$0.50
F CFA302
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
MMK1,968
|
$0.43
F CFA257
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
MMK1,107
|
$0.68
F CFA409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
MMK1,138
|
$1.36
F CFA818
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
MMK1,036
|
$0.58
F CFA347
|
|
pay 22.1% less for transportation
Burma
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$20.89
MMK43,875
|
$4.58
F CFA2,760
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.82
MMK22,727
|
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,986.21
MMK79,765,044
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.25
MMK17,330
|
$13.70
F CFA8,262
|
|
pay 21.7% more for housing
Burma
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.51
MMK129,154
|
$41.19
F CFA24,836
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.50
MMK1,048,871
|
$412.75
F CFA248,857
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.58
MMK442,175
|
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.04
MMK60,980
|
$69.44
F CFA41,867
|
|
pay 12.6% less for childcare
Burma
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.33
MMK804,940
|
$123.83
F CFA74,657
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,666.67
MMK22,398,318
|
$15,210.19
F CFA9,170,573
|
|
pay 48.2% more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
MMK1,882
|
$1.16
F CFA697
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
MMK4,263
|
$1.24
F CFA747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.37
MMK2,876
|
$1.65
F CFA995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.82
MMK45,811
|
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.42
MMK7,188
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burma
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.63
MMK100,019
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.95
MMK123,780
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.75
MMK175,870
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.04
MMK203,775
|
?? |
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