Cost of living comparison
Kyrgyzstan is 12.0% more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
F CFA510
|
$4.58
KGS405.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
F CFA1,327
|
$3.93
KGS348.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
F CFA383
|
$0.58
KGS51.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
F CFA306
|
$0.36
KGS31.53
|
|
pay 22.5% less for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
F CFA646
|
$0.38
KGS33.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.79
KGS336.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
F CFA5,215
|
$2.81
KGS249.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
F CFA1,225
|
$1.57
KGS138.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
F CFA1,852
|
$2.12
KGS188.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
F CFA571
|
$0.42
KGS37.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA347
|
$0.72
KGS63.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA262
|
$0.89
KGS78.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA359
|
$0.70
KGS61.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$0.22
KGS19.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA324
|
$0.19
KGS16.99
|
|
pay 55.3% less for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
F CFA2,522
|
$2.78
KGS246.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
F CFA9,189
|
$6.29
KGS557.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,116.96
KGS1,784,014.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
F CFA5,616
|
$2.32
KGS205.42
|
|
pay 38.1% less for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
F CFA22,768
|
$12.23
KGS1,084.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
F CFA255,251
|
$319.03
KGS28,292.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
F CFA105,929
|
$179.18
KGS15,889.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
F CFA46,846
|
$27.42
KGS2,431.55
|
|
pay 20.7% more for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
F CFA44,244
|
$140.84
KGS12,490.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
F CFA9,406,199
|
$7,341.74
KGS651,081.01
|
|
pay 9.5% more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
F CFA715
|
$1.37
KGS121.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
$1.44
KGS127.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
$1.40
KGS124.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
$32.47
KGS2,879.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
$3.15
KGS278.97
|
|
pay 47.4% more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
F CFA8,168
|
$22.31
KGS1,978.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
$34.40
KGS3,051.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
F CFA20,420
|
$62.28
KGS5,523.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
$60.31
KGS5,348.34
|
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