Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 16.0% cheaper than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 67.8% more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
F CFA514
|
$2.37
NPR315.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
F CFA1,335
|
$6.33
NPR845.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
F CFA385
|
$0.41
NPR54.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
F CFA308
|
$0.17
NPR22.58
|
|
pay 41.8% less for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
F CFA650
|
$0.46
NPR60.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.00
NPR400.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
F CFA5,246
|
$2.75
NPR367.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
F CFA1,232
|
$1.40
NPR187.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
F CFA1,863
|
$1.31
NPR175.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
F CFA575
|
$0.87
NPR115.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA349
|
$0.39
NPR52.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA264
|
$0.51
NPR68.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA361
|
$0.25
NPR33.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA489
|
$0.20
NPR26.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA326
|
$0.25
NPR32.77
|
|
pay 20.4% less for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
F CFA2,537
|
$3.88
NPR518.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
F CFA9,243
|
$11.23
NPR1,499.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,125.72
NPR4,158,181.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
F CFA5,649
|
$6.50
NPR868.74
|
|
pay 72.5% less for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
F CFA22,902
|
$13.59
NPR1,815.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
F CFA256,751
|
$83.37
NPR11,137.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
F CFA106,552
|
$55.78
NPR7,451.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
F CFA47,121
|
$16.71
NPR2,232.89
|
|
pay 54.0% less for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
F CFA44,503
|
$58.29
NPR7,787.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
F CFA9,461,458
|
$1,816.14
NPR242,623.56
|
|
pay 19.8% more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
F CFA719
|
$2.00
NPR267.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
$1.34
NPR178.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
$2.26
NPR301.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
F CFA17,973
|
$26.60
NPR3,553.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
$2.58
NPR344.34
|
|
pay 10.8% less for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
F CFA8,216
|
$15.63
NPR2,088.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
F CFA17,973
|
$20.34
NPR2,716.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
F CFA20,540
|
$38.52
NPR5,145.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
$28.13
NPR3,757.47
|
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