Cost of living comparison

Burkina Faso

compared to

Norway

Norway vs. Burkina Faso Cost of Living Summary

Norway is 2.3 times more expensive than Burkina Faso overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Norway
Groceries: pay 30.4% more in Norway
Transportation: pay 59.9% more in Norway
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in Norway
Childcare: pay 3.5 times more in Norway
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.1 times more in Norway
Clothing: pay 65.8% more in Norway

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, and transportation in Norway are more expensive than in Burkina Faso. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Norway.

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Norway vs. Burkina Faso Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Norway instead of Burkina Faso, you would:

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Burkina Faso	Norway
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.25 F CFA4,236	$22.46 NOK211.73	+209.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.25 F CFA4,236	$15.20 NOK143.30	+109.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 F CFA631	$3.98 NOK37.57	+268.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 F CFA631	$3.16 NOK29.84	+192.7%
Average			+173.2%

Burkina Faso vs. Norway - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.4% more for groceries

	Burkina Faso	Norway
Bread 1 loaf	$1.11 F CFA648	$3.73 NOK35.18	+236.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.54 F CFA4,983	$6.51 NOK61.37	-23.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.59 F CFA4,433	$9.11 NOK85.89	+20.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 F CFA1,495	$5.06 NOK47.73	+97.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.29 F CFA5,425	$6.95 NOK65.50	-25.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.13 F CFA1,243	$1.62 NOK15.25	-24.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$1.22 NOK11.51
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.55 F CFA904	$1.65 NOK15.58	+6.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.74 F CFA1,017	$2.31 NOK21.81	+32.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 F CFA414	$1.20 NOK11.27	+68.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.77 F CFA452	$1.34 NOK12.62	+72.8%
Average			+30.4%

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pay 59.9% more for transportation

	Burkina Faso	Norway
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.49 F CFA3,207	$8.73 NOK82.31	+59.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$78.63 NOK741.28
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,701.04 F CFA21M	$45,459.95 NOK429K	+23.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.34 F CFA4,285	$25.74 NOK242.62	+250.6%
Average			+59.9%

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Burkina Faso	Norway
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.06 F CFA31,559	$65.87 NOK621.01	+21.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$341.40 F CFA199K	$1,278.72 NOK12,055.43	+274.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$230.45 F CFA135K	$1,052.00 NOK9,917.95	+356.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$136.41 F CFA79,640	$221.33 NOK2,086.60	+62.2%
Average			+238.1%

Burkina Faso vs. Norway - Cost of housing

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

	Burkina Faso	Norway
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$34.14 F CFA19,932	$256.93 NOK2,422.26	+652.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,974.59 F CFA3M	$9,715.88 NOK91,598.41	+62.6%
Average			+249.8%

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pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Burkina Faso	Norway
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 F CFA698	$11.32 NOK106.75	+847.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 F CFA1,163	$5.55 NOK52.32	+178.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.32 F CFA772	$16.96 NOK159.92	+1182.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.75 F CFA34,881	$53.57 NOK505.04	-10.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.83 F CFA3,986	$17.67 NOK166.62	+158.8%
Average			+206.6%

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pay 65.8% more for clothing

	Burkina Faso	Norway
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.14 F CFA19,932	$102.56 NOK966.91	+200.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.21 F CFA29,898	$56.21 NOK529.89	+9.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.35 F CFA49,830	$125.90 NOK1,186.93	+47.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.42 F CFA59,796	$159.02 NOK1,499.22	+55.3%
Average			+65.8%

Burkina Faso vs. Norway - Cost of clothing

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