Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 13.8% cheaper than Lithuania.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 76.0% less for restaurants
Lithuania
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.88
€10.09
|
$0.83
F CFA502
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
€6.41
|
$2.15
F CFA1,306
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
€2.14
|
$0.77
F CFA469
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.60
|
$0.41
F CFA251
|
|
pay 24.6% more for groceries
Lithuania
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
€1.52
|
$0.89
F CFA539
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.97
€5.54
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.29
€4.91
|
$9.20
F CFA5,600
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
€2.44
|
$2.53
F CFA1,537
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
€3.10
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.50
F CFA305
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.43
F CFA260
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.38
|
$0.68
F CFA413
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$1.36
F CFA825
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$0.58
F CFA351
|
|
pay 17.0% less for transportation
Lithuania
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.26
€5.80
|
$4.58
F CFA2,786
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.34
€28.14
|
$4.95
F CFA3,014
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,094.53
€32,558.95
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.59
€7.97
|
$13.70
F CFA8,339
|
|
pay 21.6% more for housing
Lithuania
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.95
€12.95
|
$41.19
F CFA25,068
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$488.99
€453.66
|
$412.75
F CFA251,185
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$348.24
€323.08
|
$206.38
F CFA125,593
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.99
€135.44
|
$69.44
F CFA42,258
|
|
pay 3.6% more for childcare
Lithuania
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$497.03
€461.12
|
$123.83
F CFA75,356
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,349.41
€7,746.16
|
$15,210.19
F CFA9,256,377
|
|
pay 39.9% less for entertainment and sports
Lithuania
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.98
€4.62
|
$1.16
F CFA703
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
€2.93
|
$1.24
F CFA754
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.07
€4.71
|
$1.65
F CFA1,005
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.81
€36.01
|
$41.28
F CFA25,119
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.35
€7.75
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Lithuania
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.39
€94.07
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.40
€38.41
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.38
€84.78
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$164.00
€152.15
|
?? |
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