Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 8.3% cheaper than Oman.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Oman, you would:
pay 33.6% less for restaurants
Oman
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.07
OMR1.950
|
$0.83
F CFA498
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
OMR3.360
|
$2.15
F CFA1,294
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
OMR0.320
|
$0.77
F CFA465
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
$0.41
F CFA249
|
|
pay 17.0% more for groceries
Oman
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
OMR0.410
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
OMR1.260
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.47
OMR2.870
|
$9.20
F CFA5,548
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
OMR0.950
|
$2.53
F CFA1,523
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
OMR0.930
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$0.80
F CFA482
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
OMR0.260
|
$0.50
F CFA302
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
OMR0.340
|
$0.43
F CFA257
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$0.68
F CFA409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
OMR0.180
|
$1.36
F CFA818
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
$0.58
F CFA347
|
|
pay 6.9% more for transportation
Oman
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
$4.58
F CFA2,760
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,515.49
OMR8,280.370
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
OMR4.550
|
$13.70
F CFA8,262
|
|
pay 20.4% less for housing
Oman
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.29
OMR29.740
|
$41.19
F CFA24,836
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.19
OMR156.320
|
$412.75
F CFA248,857
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.28
OMR107.870
|
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.32
OMR29.760
|
$69.44
F CFA41,867
|
|
pay 34.8% more for childcare
Oman
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.44
OMR74.450
|
$123.83
F CFA74,657
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,403.00
OMR2,849.090
|
$15,210.19
F CFA9,170,573
|
|
pay 54.3% less for entertainment and sports
Oman
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$1.16
F CFA697
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.20
OMR1.620
|
$1.24
F CFA747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.87
OMR2.260
|
$1.65
F CFA995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.45
OMR21.340
|
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.66
OMR3.720
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Oman
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.42
OMR15.550
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.69
OMR14.120
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.70
OMR29.520
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.28
OMR24.350
|
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