Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 19.1% cheaper than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 37.4% more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
CFA514
|
$1.75
Rs518.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
CFA1,336
|
$4.38
Rs1,299.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
CFA385
|
$0.59
Rs174.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CFA308
|
$0.23
Rs69.23
|
|
pay 14.4% less for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
CFA651
|
$0.52
Rs153.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.18
Rs1,240.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
CFA5,250
|
$4.78
Rs1,417.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
CFA1,233
|
$1.54
Rs456.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
CFA1,865
|
$1.66
Rs492.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
CFA575
|
$1.35
Rs401.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CFA350
|
$0.31
Rs92.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
CFA264
|
$0.99
Rs293.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
CFA361
|
$0.51
Rs149.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA490
|
$0.39
Rs116.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
CFA326
|
$0.30
Rs89.68
|
|
pay 52.8% less for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Sri Lanka
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
CFA2,539
|
$3.78
Rs1,120.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
CFA9,251
|
$3.26
Rs967.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,467.74
Rs8,744,082.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
CFA5,653
|
$2.65
Rs787.53
|
|
pay 64.6% less for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Sri Lanka
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
CFA22,921
|
$10.65
Rs3,159.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
CFA256,965
|
$140.37
Rs41,652.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
CFA106,640
|
$70.41
Rs20,894.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
CFA47,161
|
$29.97
Rs8,893.92
|
|
pay 76.2% less for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Sri Lanka
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
CFA44,541
|
$30.93
Rs9,176.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
CFA9,469,355
|
$751.48
Rs222,989.42
|
|
pay 41.9% more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
CFA720
|
$1.66
Rs491.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
$1.50
Rs445.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
$5.56
Rs1,649.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
CFA17,988
|
$9.58
Rs2,842.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
CFA1,285
|
$2.40
Rs713.48
|
|
pay 5.3% less for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Sri Lanka
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
CFA8,223
|
$19.97
Rs5,924.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
CFA17,988
|
$13.20
Rs3,917.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
CFA20,557
|
$44.09
Rs13,081.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
CFA30,836
|
$26.84
Rs7,963.93
|
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