Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 46.8% cheaper than Burkina Faso overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 13.0% more in Egypt
- Groceries
-
pay 60.8% less in Egypt
- Transportation
-
pay 79.8% less in Egypt
- Housing
-
pay 70.1% less in Egypt
- Childcare
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pay 68.0% less in Egypt
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 14.9% less in Egypt
Expenses including transportation, housing, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Egypt.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 13.0% more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA711
|
$3.96
EGP200.94
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,267
|
$4.84
EGP245.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA443
|
$0.31
EGP15.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA308
|
$0.12
EGP6.25
|
|
pay 60.8% less for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA415
|
$0.76
EGP38.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA4,741
|
$1.76
EGP89.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,317
|
$3.30
EGP167.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,661
|
$1.54
EGP78.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,161
|
$1.97
EGP99.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA860
|
$0.62
EGP31.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA289
|
$0.21
EGP10.88
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA239
|
$0.15
EGP7.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA606
|
$0.18
EGP9.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA694
|
$0.21
EGP10.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA356
|
$0.23
EGP11.48
|
|
pay 79.8% less for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA2,809
|
$0.98
EGP49.74
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$12.01
EGP609.68
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,154.15
EGP1,480,008.72
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.65
EGP134.74
|
|
pay 70.1% less for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA26,029
|
$7.63
EGP387.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA237,061
|
$206.11
EGP10,463.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA165,942
|
$111.12
EGP5,641.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA51,726
|
$11.85
EGP601.68
|
|
pay 68.0% less for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA71,118
|
$66.57
EGP3,379.23
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA8,735,865
|
$1,472.73
EGP74,762.95
|
|
pay 14.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA664
|
$1.79
EGP91.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA948
|
$1.38
EGP69.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA948
|
$1.85
EGP93.93
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA33,188
|
$21.86
EGP1,109.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA4,741
|
$2.68
EGP135.97
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$23.44
EGP1,190.08
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$48.49
EGP2,461.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$97.17
EGP4,932.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$36.98
EGP1,877.47
|
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