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Burkina Faso vs. Fiji Cost of Living Summary

Burkina Faso is 7.8% cheaper than Fiji overall.

Restaurants
pay 1.7% more in Burkina Faso
Groceries
pay 48.6% more in Burkina Faso
Transportation
pay 17.6% more in Burkina Faso
Housing
pay 32.5% less in Burkina Faso
Childcare
pay 66.3% less in Burkina Faso
Entertainment and Sports
pay 20.9% less in Burkina Faso
Clothing
pay 41.4% more in Burkina Faso

The cost of groceries, clothing, transportation, and restaurants in Burkina Faso are more expensive than in Fiji. Expenses including childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Burkina Faso.

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Burkina Faso vs. Fiji Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Fiji, you would:

pay 1.7% more for restaurants

 
Fiji
Burkina Faso
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.37
FJD14.44
$7.25
F CFA4,236
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.63
FJD17.30
$7.25
F CFA4,236
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.47
FJD3.32
$1.08
F CFA631
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pay 48.6% more for groceries

 
Fiji
Burkina Faso
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.64
FJD1.44
$1.11
F CFA648
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.51
FJD12.49
$8.54
F CFA4,983
Milk (1 gallon) $4.95
FJD11.22
$7.59
F CFA4,433
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pay 17.6% more for transportation

 
Fiji
Burkina Faso
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.06
FJD11.46
$5.49
F CFA3,207
Monthly public transit pass $22.21
FJD50.37
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,622.47
FJD71,708.71
$36,701.04
F CFA21M
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pay 32.5% less for housing

 
Fiji
Burkina Faso
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $21.57
FJD48.92
$54.06
F CFA31,559
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $887.39
FJD2,012.29
$341.40
F CFA199K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $412.15
FJD934.61
$230.45
F CFA135K
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pay 66.3% less for childcare

 
Fiji
Burkina Faso
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $135.51
FJD307.28
$34.14
F CFA19,932
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $13,291.27
FJD30,139.96
$5,974.59
F CFA3M
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pay 20.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Fiji
Burkina Faso
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.41
FJD7.72
$1.19
F CFA698
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.25
FJD7.37
$1.99
F CFA1,163
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $10.07
FJD22.84
$1.32
F CFA772
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pay 41.4% more for clothing

 
Fiji
Burkina Faso
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $27.15
FJD61.56
$34.14
F CFA19,932
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $42.21
FJD95.71
$51.21
F CFA29,898
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $52.26
FJD118.51
$85.35
F CFA49,830
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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