Cost of living comparison

Burkina Faso

compared to

United Kingdom

United Kingdom vs. Burkina Faso Cost of Living Summary

United Kingdom is 2.1 times more expensive than Burkina Faso overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in United Kingdom
Groceries: pay 15.9% less in United Kingdom
Transportation: pay 37.1% more in United Kingdom
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in United Kingdom
Childcare: pay 13.4 times more in United Kingdom
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in United Kingdom
Clothing: pay 23.8% more in United Kingdom

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

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United Kingdom vs. Burkina Faso Cost Breakdown

If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Burkina Faso, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Burkina Faso	United Kingdom
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.25 F CFA4,236	$21.32 £15.99	+193.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.25 F CFA4,236	$10.25 £7.69	+41.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 F CFA631	$2.54 £1.91	+134.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 F CFA631	$1.79 £1.35	+65.9%
Average			+110.0%

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pay 15.9% less for groceries

	Burkina Faso	United Kingdom
Bread 1 loaf	$1.11 F CFA648	$1.67 £1.26	+50.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.54 F CFA4,983	$4.62 £3.47	-45.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.59 F CFA4,433	$6.01 £4.51	-20.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 F CFA1,495	$3.96 £2.97	+54.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.29 F CFA5,425	$3.93 £2.95	-57.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.13 F CFA1,243	$1.32 £0.99	-37.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.73 £0.54
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.55 F CFA904	$1.21 £0.90	-22.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.74 F CFA1,017	$1.51 £1.13	-13.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 F CFA414	$0.76 £0.57	+7.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.77 F CFA452	$0.72 £0.54	-7.2%
Average			-15.9%

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pay 37.1% more for transportation

	Burkina Faso	United Kingdom
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.49 F CFA3,207	$7.59 £5.69	+38.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$99.20 £74.43
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,701.04 F CFA21M	$37,629.43 £28,233.36	+2.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.34 F CFA4,285	$23.43 £17.58	+219.2%
Average			+37.1%

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Burkina Faso	United Kingdom
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.06 F CFA31,559	$41.42 £31.08	-23.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$341.40 F CFA199K	$1,299.59 £975.08	+280.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$230.45 F CFA135K	$1,069.01 £802.08	+363.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$136.41 F CFA79,640	$239.96 £180.04	+75.9%
Average			+238.7%

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pay 13.4 times more for childcare

	Burkina Faso	United Kingdom
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$34.14 F CFA19,932	$1,589.10 £1,192.30	+4554.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,974.59 F CFA3M	$23,025.39 £17,275.95	+285.4%
Average			+1239.3%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Burkina Faso	United Kingdom
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 F CFA698	$6.50 £4.88	+443.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 F CFA1,163	$4.66 £3.50	+134.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.32 F CFA772	$22.34 £16.76	+1588.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.75 F CFA34,881	$49.72 £37.30	-16.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.83 F CFA3,986	$14.11 £10.58	+106.6%
Average			+152.6%

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pay 23.8% more for clothing

	Burkina Faso	United Kingdom
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.14 F CFA19,932	$85.37 £64.05	+150.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.21 F CFA29,898	$44.93 £33.71	-12.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.35 F CFA49,830	$95.35 £71.54	+11.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.42 F CFA59,796	$98.21 £73.68	-4.1%
Average			+23.8%

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