Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 4.2 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA488
|
$8.84
HK$68.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,269
|
$5.77
HK$44.95
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA455
|
$1.33
HK$10.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA244
|
$1.13
HK$8.77
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA523
|
$2.29
HK$17.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$14.28
HK$111.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,439
|
$12.15
HK$94.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,493
|
$4.01
HK$31.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.49
HK$34.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA472
|
$1.68
HK$13.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA296
|
$1.16
HK$9.03
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA252
|
$1.75
HK$13.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA401
|
$1.47
HK$11.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA802
|
$1.21
HK$9.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA341
|
$1.20
HK$9.33
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,706
|
$11.66
HK$90.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,928
|
$64.07
HK$499.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,292.33
HK$259,524.34
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,100
|
$13.71
HK$106.89
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,349
|
$22.03
HK$171.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA243,978
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,119.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA121,989
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,600.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,046
|
$196.11
HK$1,528.77
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA73,193
|
$929.71
HK$7,247.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA8,990,785
|
$21,637.45
HK$168,670.84
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA683
|
$7.69
HK$59.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA732
|
$5.31
HK$41.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA976
|
$12.81
HK$99.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,398
|
$86.33
HK$672.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,880
|
$12.81
HK$99.89
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$76.24
HK$594.34
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$41.17
HK$320.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$91.44
HK$712.82
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$135.10
HK$1,053.18
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