Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 37.6% cheaper than Cyprus.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 69.9% less for restaurants
Cyprus
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.09
€11.23
|
$0.84
F CFA510
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.53
€6.99
|
$2.18
F CFA1,327
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.77
|
$0.63
F CFA383
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.50
F CFA306
|
|
pay 7.3% less for groceries
Cyprus
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
€1.57
|
$1.06
F CFA646
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
€4.36
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
€5.56
|
$8.56
F CFA5,215
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€2.98
|
$2.01
F CFA1,225
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
€3.31
|
$3.04
F CFA1,852
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.94
F CFA571
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.65
|
$0.57
F CFA347
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$0.43
F CFA262
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.97
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.43
|
$0.53
F CFA324
|
|
pay 50.6% less for transportation
Cyprus
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.96
€5.54
|
$4.14
F CFA2,522
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.14
€40.99
|
$15.08
F CFA9,189
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,507.23
€23,687.29
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.75
€19.27
|
$9.22
F CFA5,616
|
|
pay 40.5% less for housing
Cyprus
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.07
€38.14
|
$37.38
F CFA22,768
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$765.75
€711.12
|
$419.03
F CFA255,251
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$572.23
€531.40
|
$173.90
F CFA105,929
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.02
€115.17
|
$76.90
F CFA46,846
|
|
pay 21.5% more for childcare
Cyprus
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$327.88
€304.49
|
$72.63
F CFA44,244
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,992.32
€6,493.42
|
$15,441.40
F CFA9,406,199
|
|
pay 60.5% less for entertainment and sports
Cyprus
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
€3.12
|
$1.17
F CFA715
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.41
€3.17
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.86
€4.51
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.35
€48.61
|
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.01
€8.37
|
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
|
pay 56.1% less for clothing
Cyprus
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.61
€73.93
|
$13.41
F CFA8,168
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.36
€37.48
|
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.12
€81.83
|
$33.52
F CFA20,420
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.36
€96.91
|
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
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