Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 48.4% cheaper than French Polynesia.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of French Polynesia, you would:
pay 84.1% less for restaurants
French Polynesia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.01
CFPF1,646
|
$0.83
F CFA498
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.71
CFPF1,285
|
$2.15
F CFA1,294
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.17
CFPF348
|
$0.77
F CFA465
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
CFPF291
|
$0.41
F CFA249
|
|
pay 40.9% less for groceries
French Polynesia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
CFPF185
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
CFPF555
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.95
CFPF653
|
$9.20
F CFA5,548
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.87
CFPF644
|
$2.53
F CFA1,523
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.56
CFPF610
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.74
CFPF191
|
$0.80
F CFA482
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CFPF78
|
$0.50
F CFA302
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.94
CFPF542
|
$0.43
F CFA257
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.07
CFPF337
|
$0.68
F CFA409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.12
CFPF232
|
$1.36
F CFA818
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
CFPF89
|
$0.58
F CFA347
|
|
pay 51.3% less for transportation
French Polynesia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.34
CFPF586
|
$4.58
F CFA2,760
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,965.96
CFPF2,189,942
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$117.98
CFPF12,941
|
$13.70
F CFA8,262
|
|
pay 52.9% less for housing
French Polynesia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$99.72
CFPF10,938
|
$41.19
F CFA24,836
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,103.62
CFPF121,050
|
$412.75
F CFA248,857
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$955.69
CFPF104,823
|
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.84
CFPF8,648
|
$69.44
F CFA41,867
|
|
pay 2.6% less for childcare
French Polynesia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$453.77
CFPF49,771
|
$123.83
F CFA74,657
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,075.44
CFPF995,428
|
$15,210.19
F CFA9,170,573
|
|
pay 58.5% less for entertainment and sports
French Polynesia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.36
CFPF478
|
$1.16
F CFA697
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.87
CFPF424
|
$1.24
F CFA747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.67
CFPF1,060
|
$1.65
F CFA995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.36
CFPF6,731
|
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
CFPF1,397
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
French Polynesia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$119.76
CFPF13,136
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$88.92
CFPF9,753
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$140.63
CFPF15,425
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.76
CFPF13,136
|
?? |
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