Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 4.3 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 7.4 times more for restaurants
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Burkina Faso
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United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
CFA513
|
$17.09
£13.72
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
CFA1,334
|
$7.46
£5.99
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
CFA385
|
$1.84
£1.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CFA308
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
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pay 24.4% more for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
CFA650
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.60
£2.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
CFA5,242
|
$4.68
£3.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
CFA1,231
|
$2.58
£2.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
CFA1,862
|
$3.16
£2.54
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
CFA574
|
$1.05
£0.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CFA349
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
CFA264
|
$0.99
£0.80
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
CFA360
|
$1.17
£0.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA489
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
CFA326
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
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pay 3.2 times more for transportation
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Burkina Faso
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
CFA2,535
|
$7.31
£5.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
CFA9,236
|
$91.63
£73.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,486.21
£20,470.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
CFA5,644
|
$16.30
£13.09
|
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pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
CFA22,885
|
$37.72
£30.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
CFA256,557
|
$1,053.04
£845.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
CFA106,471
|
$836.18
£671.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
CFA47,086
|
$183.29
£147.22
|
|
pay 8.7 times more for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
CFA44,470
|
$1,186.33
£952.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
CFA9,454,311
|
$16,551.73
£13,294.03
|
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pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
CFA718
|
$4.95
£3.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
CFA1,026
|
$3.59
£2.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
CFA1,026
|
$14.82
£11.90
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
CFA17,959
|
$41.78
£33.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
CFA1,283
|
$11.97
£9.62
|
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pay 2.7 times more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
CFA8,210
|
$73.74
£59.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
CFA17,959
|
$38.00
£30.52
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
CFA20,525
|
$79.51
£63.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
CFA30,787
|
$80.83
£64.92
|
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