Cost of living comparison
New Zealand is 4.0 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 6.9 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
New Zealand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA505
|
$13.17
NZ$21.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,313
|
$8.60
NZ$14.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA471
|
$2.13
NZ$3.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA253
|
$1.99
NZ$3.26
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA542
|
$1.87
NZ$3.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.07
NZ$6.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,630
|
$6.91
NZ$11.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,546
|
$6.29
NZ$10.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.25
NZ$6.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA489
|
$1.17
NZ$1.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA307
|
$1.06
NZ$1.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA261
|
$1.37
NZ$2.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA415
|
$2.55
NZ$4.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA830
|
$0.98
NZ$1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA353
|
$0.89
NZ$1.46
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
New Zealand
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,801
|
$6.39
NZ$10.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA3,031
|
$64.20
NZ$105.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$23,268.60
NZ$38,207.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,385
|
$18.67
NZ$30.66
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Burkina Faso
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA25,205
|
$51.53
NZ$84.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA252,558
|
$1,008.44
NZ$1,655.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA126,279
|
$831.90
NZ$1,366.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA42,489
|
$87.73
NZ$144.06
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA75,768
|
$644.78
NZ$1,058.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,306,973
|
$10,893.97
NZ$17,888.30
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA707
|
$5.79
NZ$9.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA758
|
$3.36
NZ$5.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA1,010
|
$22.83
NZ$37.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA25,256
|
$38.17
NZ$62.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,051
|
$10.57
NZ$17.35
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$65.21
NZ$107.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$40.47
NZ$66.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$98.20
NZ$161.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$107.95
NZ$177.26
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