Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 2.8 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 76.9% more for restaurants
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Egypt
|
Burkina Faso
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
E£129.82
|
$0.84
CFA516
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
E£157.81
|
$2.18
CFA1,340
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£12.03
|
$0.63
CFA387
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
E£6.78
|
$0.50
CFA309
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Burkina Faso
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
E£19.37
|
$1.06
CFA653
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
E£59.25
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
E£116.60
|
$8.56
CFA5,267
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
E£54.04
|
$2.01
CFA1,237
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
E£76.43
|
$3.04
CFA1,871
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
E£19.48
|
$0.94
CFA577
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
E£10.59
|
$0.57
CFA351
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.66
|
$0.43
CFA265
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
E£6.08
|
$0.59
CFA362
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
E£5.75
|
$0.80
CFA491
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
E£4.84
|
$0.53
CFA327
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
E£49.14
|
$4.14
CFA2,547
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
E£384.78
|
$15.08
CFA9,280
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
E£766,322.76
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
E£89.06
|
$9.22
CFA5,671
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Burkina Faso
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
E£530.12
|
$37.38
CFA22,994
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
E£5,269.10
|
$419.03
CFA257,784
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
E£3,427.82
|
$173.90
CFA106,980
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
E£811.54
|
$76.90
CFA47,311
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
E£2,814.12
|
$72.63
CFA44,683
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
E£82,017.14
|
$15,441.40
CFA9,499,550
|
|
pay 22.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Burkina Faso
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
E£69.83
|
$1.17
CFA722
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
E£49.71
|
$1.68
CFA1,031
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
E£75.77
|
$1.68
CFA1,031
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
E£732.66
|
$29.33
CFA18,045
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
E£150.96
|
$2.10
CFA1,289
|
|
pay 2.2% more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
E£831.43
|
$13.41
CFA8,249
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
E£1,352.61
|
$29.33
CFA18,045
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
E£3,074.12
|
$33.52
CFA20,623
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
E£1,395.59
|
$50.28
CFA30,934
|
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