Cost of living comparison

Burkina Faso

compared to

Japan

Japan vs. Burkina Faso Cost of Living Summary

Japan is 30.2% more expensive than Burkina Faso overall.

Restaurants: pay 11.2% more in Japan
Groceries: pay 38.4% more in Japan
Transportation: pay 1.9% more in Japan
Housing: pay 9.1% more in Japan
Childcare: pay 47.8% more in Japan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 72.7% more in Japan

The cost of entertainment and sports, childcare, groceries, restaurants, housing, and transportation in Japan are more expensive than in Burkina Faso.

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Japan vs. Burkina Faso Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Japan instead of Burkina Faso, you would:

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pay 11.2% more for restaurants

	Burkina Faso	Japan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.37 F CFA3,078	$6.60 ¥1,073	+23.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.05 F CFA4,617	$5.10 ¥828	-36.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 F CFA479	$1.07 ¥173	+27.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 F CFA333	$0.76 ¥124	+30.8%
Average			+11.2%

Burkina Faso vs. Japan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 38.4% more for groceries

	Burkina Faso	Japan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.95 F CFA543	$1.50 ¥244	+58.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.94 F CFA5,130	$5.07 ¥823	-43.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.61 F CFA6,084	$5.67 ¥921	-46.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.05 F CFA1,747	$2.08 ¥338	-31.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.74 F CFA5,584	$2.93 ¥476	-69.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.03 F CFA1,163	$2.14 ¥347	+5.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 F CFA363	$1.12 ¥182	+76.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 F CFA260	$1.69 ¥275	+273.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 F CFA639	$2.13 ¥346	+91.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 F CFA580	$1.22 ¥198	+20.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 F CFA350	$1.15 ¥187	+88.8%
Average			+38.4%

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pay 1.9% more for transportation

	Burkina Faso	Japan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.76 F CFA3,301	$4.39 ¥713	-23.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$59.14 ¥9,608
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,457.72 F CFA22M	$22,599.51 ¥4M	-41.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.85 F CFA8,515	$25.32 ¥4,114	+70.6%
Average			+1.9%

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pay 9.1% more for housing

	Burkina Faso	Japan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.62 F CFA29,033	$33.91 ¥5,509	-33.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$447.18 F CFA256K	$543.18 ¥88,238	+21.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$280.23 F CFA161K	$353.61 ¥57,443	+26.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.57 F CFA55,962	$118.72 ¥19,285	+21.7%
Average			+9.1%

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pay 47.8% more for childcare

	Burkina Faso	Japan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$134.15 F CFA76,943	$296.89 ¥48,228	+121.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,731.14 F CFA10M	$13,159.48 ¥2M	-25.8%
Average			+47.8%

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pay 72.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Burkina Faso	Japan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.07 F CFA616	$2.60 ¥423	+142.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 F CFA1,026	$3.03 ¥492	+69.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.79 F CFA1,026	$3.89 ¥631	+117.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.61 F CFA35,907	$59.54 ¥9,672	-4.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.94 F CFA5,130	$12.46 ¥2,024	+39.3%
Average			+72.7%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Burkina Faso	Japan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$44.79 ¥7,277
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$32.04 ¥5,205
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$57.37 ¥9,319
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$87.37 ¥14,193

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