Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 43.6% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 83.3% less for restaurants
Netherlands
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.20
€16.89
|
$0.83
F CFA502
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.30
€11.41
|
$2.15
F CFA1,306
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.89
€2.68
|
$0.77
F CFA469
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
€2.11
|
$0.41
F CFA251
|
|
pay 12.7% less for groceries
Netherlands
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
€1.67
|
$0.89
F CFA539
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.99
€5.56
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
€4.16
|
$9.20
F CFA5,600
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
€3.92
|
$2.53
F CFA1,537
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.79
€6.30
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$0.50
F CFA305
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.43
F CFA260
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.29
|
$0.68
F CFA413
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$1.36
F CFA825
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$0.58
F CFA351
|
|
pay 58.2% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.89
€7.32
|
$4.58
F CFA2,786
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$101.29
€93.97
|
$4.95
F CFA3,014
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,181.31
€28,928.46
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
€20.35
|
$13.70
F CFA8,339
|
|
pay 54.0% less for housing
Netherlands
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.30
€41.10
|
$41.19
F CFA25,068
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,236.68
€1,147.33
|
$412.75
F CFA251,185
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,025.88
€951.76
|
$206.38
F CFA125,593
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.21
€170.90
|
$69.44
F CFA42,258
|
|
pay 2.2% less for childcare
Netherlands
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,723.24
€1,598.73
|
$123.83
F CFA75,356
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,079.32
€7,495.58
|
$15,210.19
F CFA9,256,377
|
|
pay 51.2% less for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.45
€5.05
|
$1.16
F CFA703
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
€3.26
|
$1.24
F CFA754
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
€8.58
|
$1.65
F CFA1,005
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.91
€35.17
|
$41.28
F CFA25,119
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.57
€12.59
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Netherlands
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.68
€76.71
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.20
€31.73
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.93
€84.36
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.33
€106.99
|
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