Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 55.7% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 84.3% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Burkina Faso
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.47
€17.25
|
$0.84
F CFA514
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.80
€11.96
|
$2.18
F CFA1,335
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
€2.64
|
$0.63
F CFA385
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.48
|
$0.50
F CFA308
|
|
pay 36.0% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.85
€2.66
|
$1.06
F CFA650
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.44
€6.95
|
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Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
€5.38
|
$8.56
F CFA5,246
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
€3.43
|
$2.01
F CFA1,232
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
€5.53
|
$3.04
F CFA1,863
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.19
|
$0.94
F CFA575
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.57
F CFA349
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
€1.38
|
$0.43
F CFA264
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.60
|
$0.59
F CFA361
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.80
F CFA489
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$0.53
F CFA326
|
|
pay 46.3% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.68
|
$4.14
F CFA2,537
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.74
€23.11
|
$15.08
F CFA9,243
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,288.34
€25,490.20
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.68
€26.79
|
$9.22
F CFA5,649
|
|
pay 62.7% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.88
€52.20
|
$37.38
F CFA22,902
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,700.62
€1,588.56
|
$419.03
F CFA256,751
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,513.73
€1,413.98
|
$173.90
F CFA106,552
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.86
€155.87
|
$76.90
F CFA47,121
|
|
pay 33.0% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$865.49
€808.46
|
$72.63
F CFA44,503
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,306.85
€11,495.90
|
$15,441.40
F CFA9,461,458
|
|
pay 67.9% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.03
€4.69
|
$1.17
F CFA719
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.10
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.68
€7.17
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.31
€55.40
|
$29.33
F CFA17,973
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.50
€12.61
|
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
|
pay 59.4% less for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.15
€73.00
|
$13.41
F CFA8,216
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
€40.46
|
$29.33
F CFA17,973
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.14
€91.67
|
$33.52
F CFA20,540
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.79
€108.16
|
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
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