Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 3.6% cheaper than Fiji.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Fiji, you would:
pay 58.1% less for restaurants
Fiji
|
Burkina Faso
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.80
FJD10.86
|
$0.84
F CFA514
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
FJD16.16
|
$2.18
F CFA1,335
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
FJD2.50
|
$0.63
F CFA385
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
FJD1.81
|
$0.50
F CFA308
|
|
pay 11.4% more for groceries
Fiji
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
FJD1.41
|
$1.06
F CFA650
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.01
FJD11.33
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
FJD9.40
|
$8.56
F CFA5,246
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
FJD4.97
|
$2.01
F CFA1,232
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
FJD4.72
|
$3.04
F CFA1,863
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
FJD2.33
|
$0.94
F CFA575
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
FJD1.85
|
$0.57
F CFA349
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
FJD2.45
|
$0.43
F CFA264
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
FJD1.92
|
$0.59
F CFA361
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
FJD1.31
|
$0.80
F CFA489
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
FJD1.28
|
$0.53
F CFA326
|
|
pay 14.0% more for transportation
Fiji
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
FJD10.58
|
$4.14
F CFA2,537
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.97
FJD79.05
|
$15.08
F CFA9,243
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,383.55
FJD39,294.64
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.38
FJD9.91
|
$9.22
F CFA5,649
|
|
pay 22.0% more for housing
Fiji
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.00
FJD65.55
|
$37.38
F CFA22,902
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$491.27
FJD1,110.50
|
$419.03
F CFA256,751
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.67
FJD661.55
|
$173.90
F CFA106,552
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.85
FJD81.04
|
$76.90
F CFA47,121
|
|
pay 32.5% more for childcare
Fiji
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.21
FJD414.13
|
$72.63
F CFA44,503
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,847.61
FJD15,478.67
|
$15,441.40
F CFA9,461,458
|
|
pay 28.9% less for entertainment and sports
Fiji
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
FJD5.36
|
$1.17
F CFA719
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
FJD5.62
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.22
FJD18.58
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.78
FJD40.20
|
$29.33
F CFA17,973
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.93
FJD8.88
|
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
|
pay 17.8% less for clothing
Fiji
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.44
FJD41.69
|
$13.41
F CFA8,216
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.92
FJD58.60
|
$29.33
F CFA17,973
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.34
FJD125.09
|
$33.52
F CFA20,540
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.86
FJD137.57
|
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
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