Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 46.8% cheaper than Burkina Faso.
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 CFA760
|
$3.96
EGP196.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,559
|
$4.84
EGP239.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA473
|
$0.31
EGP15.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA329
|
$0.12
EGP6.10
|
|
pay 60.8% less for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA443
|
$0.76
EGP37.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA5,066
|
$1.76
EGP87.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,681
|
$3.30
EGP163.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,774
|
$1.54
EGP76.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,515
|
$1.97
EGP97.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA919
|
$0.62
EGP30.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA308
|
$0.21
EGP10.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA256
|
$0.15
EGP7.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA647
|
$0.18
EGP8.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA741
|
$0.21
EGP10.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA381
|
$0.23
EGP11.21
|
|
pay 79.8% less for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA3,001
|
$0.98
EGP48.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$12.01
EGP595.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,154.15
EGP1,445,241.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.65
EGP131.57
|
|
pay 70.1% less for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA27,812
|
$7.63
EGP378.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA253,300
|
$206.11
EGP10,217.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA177,310
|
$111.12
EGP5,508.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA55,269
|
$11.85
EGP587.54
|
|
pay 68.0% less for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA75,990
|
$66.57
EGP3,299.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,334,300
|
$1,472.73
EGP73,006.67
|
|
pay 14.9% less for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA709
|
$1.79
EGP88.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA1,013
|
$1.38
EGP68.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA1,013
|
$1.85
EGP91.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA35,462
|
$21.86
EGP1,083.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,066
|
$2.68
EGP132.77
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$23.44
EGP1,162.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$48.49
EGP2,403.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$97.17
EGP4,817.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$36.98
EGP1,833.37
|
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