Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 48.1% more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
CFA516
|
$4.65
C$171.92
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
CFA1,340
|
$5.71
C$211.07
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
CFA387
|
$0.82
C$30.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CFA309
|
$0.86
C$31.79
|
|
pay 37.1% more for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Nicaragua
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
CFA653
|
$1.25
C$46.28
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.74
C$64.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
CFA5,267
|
$3.94
C$145.48
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
CFA1,237
|
$1.81
C$67.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
CFA1,871
|
$2.36
C$87.40
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
CFA577
|
$2.58
C$95.52
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CFA351
|
$0.53
C$19.41
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
CFA265
|
$1.39
C$51.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
CFA362
|
$0.62
C$22.88
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA491
|
$0.80
C$29.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
CFA327
|
$0.77
C$28.43
|
|
pay 21.3% less for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
CFA2,547
|
$4.74
C$175.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
CFA9,280
|
$7.00
C$258.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$16,668.72
C$616,075.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
CFA5,671
|
$6.95
C$256.73
|
|
pay 25.5% more for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Nicaragua
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
CFA22,994
|
$71.08
C$2,627.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
CFA257,784
|
$341.07
C$12,606.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
CFA106,980
|
$278.89
C$10,307.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
CFA47,311
|
$53.79
C$1,987.94
|
|
pay 7.8% less for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
CFA44,683
|
$113.32
C$4,188.20
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
CFA9,499,550
|
$4,387.37
C$162,157.35
|
|
pay 67.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
CFA722
|
$2.07
C$76.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
CFA1,031
|
$2.19
C$81.02
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
CFA1,031
|
$3.06
C$113.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
CFA18,045
|
$30.79
C$1,137.89
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
CFA1,289
|
$5.10
C$188.55
|
|
pay 55.5% more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
CFA8,249
|
$33.90
C$1,253.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
CFA18,045
|
$34.04
C$1,257.94
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
CFA20,623
|
$48.18
C$1,780.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
CFA30,934
|
$55.00
C$2,032.70
|
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