Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 22.6% cheaper than Brunei.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 40.6% less for restaurants
Brunei
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
BND4.09
|
$0.84
F CFA514
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
BND6.96
|
$2.18
F CFA1,335
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BND1.03
|
$0.63
F CFA385
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.82
|
$0.50
F CFA308
|
|
pay 30.8% less for groceries
Brunei
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
BND2.29
|
$1.06
F CFA650
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
BND7.80
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
BND7.55
|
$8.56
F CFA5,246
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
BND3.20
|
$2.01
F CFA1,232
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
BND4.55
|
$3.04
F CFA1,863
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
BND2.43
|
$0.94
F CFA575
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.39
|
$0.57
F CFA349
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.32
|
$0.43
F CFA264
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
BND2.95
|
$0.59
F CFA361
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
BND1.28
|
$0.80
F CFA489
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
BND1.35
|
$0.53
F CFA326
|
|
pay 34.6% more for transportation
Brunei
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.41
BND1.92
|
$4.14
F CFA2,537
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
BND30.69
|
$15.08
F CFA9,243
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,924.67
BND31,186.13
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
BND28.39
|
$9.22
F CFA5,649
|
|
pay 17.7% less for housing
Brunei
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
BND107.58
|
$37.38
F CFA22,902
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$670.39
BND911.98
|
$419.03
F CFA256,751
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.05
BND666.65
|
$173.90
F CFA106,552
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
BND56.91
|
$76.90
F CFA47,121
|
|
pay 2.3% less for childcare
Brunei
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
BND283.24
|
$72.63
F CFA44,503
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,629.17
BND13,099.28
|
$15,441.40
F CFA9,461,458
|
|
pay 58.6% less for entertainment and sports
Brunei
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
BND3.20
|
$1.17
F CFA719
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
BND4.68
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.40
BND12.79
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.07
BND89.88
|
$29.33
F CFA17,973
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
BND6.14
|
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
|
pay 42.7% less for clothing
Brunei
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
BND81.63
|
$13.41
F CFA8,216
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
BND38.33
|
$29.33
F CFA17,973
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.85
BND146.72
|
$33.52
F CFA20,540
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
BND95.22
|
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
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