Cost of living comparison
Kuwait is 2.3 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
F CFA514
|
$6.88
KWD2.120
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
F CFA1,335
|
$6.74
KWD2.070
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
F CFA385
|
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
F CFA308
|
$0.39
KWD0.120
|
|
pay 4.9% more for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
F CFA650
|
$1.03
KWD0.320
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.80
KWD0.860
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
F CFA5,246
|
$6.31
KWD1.940
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
F CFA1,232
|
$2.46
KWD0.760
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
F CFA1,863
|
$2.30
KWD0.710
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
F CFA575
|
$0.94
KWD0.290
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA349
|
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA264
|
$0.75
KWD0.230
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA361
|
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA489
|
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA326
|
$0.48
KWD0.150
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
F CFA2,537
|
$1.36
KWD0.420
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
F CFA9,243
|
$46.98
KWD14.470
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,349.52
KWD5,959.400
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
F CFA5,649
|
$27.59
KWD8.500
|
|
pay 79.1% more for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
F CFA22,902
|
$34.41
KWD10.600
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
F CFA256,751
|
$792.17
KWD243.980
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
F CFA106,552
|
$675.48
KWD208.040
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
F CFA47,121
|
$36.14
KWD11.130
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
F CFA44,503
|
$303.70
KWD93.540
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
F CFA9,461,458
|
$5,062.92
KWD1,559.310
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
F CFA719
|
$3.22
KWD0.990
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
$4.48
KWD1.380
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
$2.82
KWD0.870
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
F CFA17,973
|
$105.23
KWD32.410
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
$12.22
KWD3.760
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
F CFA8,216
|
$49.85
KWD15.350
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
F CFA17,973
|
$46.01
KWD14.170
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
F CFA20,540
|
$97.17
KWD29.930
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
$86.91
KWD26.770
|
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