Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 2.2% cheaper than Mauritius.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 51.9% less for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.15
Rs287
|
$0.84
CFA516
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.77
Rs223
|
$2.18
CFA1,340
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
Rs50
|
$0.63
CFA387
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
Rs31
|
$0.50
CFA309
|
|
pay 7.9% more for groceries
Mauritius
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
Rs32
|
$1.06
CFA653
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
Rs239
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
Rs214
|
$8.56
CFA5,267
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
Rs89
|
$2.01
CFA1,237
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.57
Rs120
|
$3.04
CFA1,871
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
Rs44
|
$0.94
CFA577
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
Rs39
|
$0.57
CFA351
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
Rs40
|
$0.43
CFA265
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
Rs59
|
$0.59
CFA362
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
Rs24
|
$0.80
CFA491
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
Rs27
|
$0.53
CFA327
|
|
pay 37.4% less for transportation
Mauritius
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
Rs242
|
$4.14
CFA2,547
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.36
Rs1,044
|
$15.08
CFA9,280
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,889.63
Rs1,255,455
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.87
Rs1,068
|
$9.22
CFA5,671
|
|
pay 28.9% more for housing
Mauritius
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
Rs1,368
|
$37.38
CFA22,994
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$365.81
Rs17,079
|
$419.03
CFA257,784
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.44
Rs13,000
|
$173.90
CFA106,980
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.42
Rs1,700
|
$76.90
CFA47,311
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Mauritius
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.03
Rs7,472
|
$72.63
CFA44,683
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,850.61
Rs179,782
|
$15,441.40
CFA9,499,550
|
|
pay 43.6% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.89
Rs88
|
$1.17
CFA722
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
Rs107
|
$1.68
CFA1,031
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
Rs252
|
$1.68
CFA1,031
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.56
Rs1,614
|
$29.33
CFA18,045
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.83
Rs319
|
$2.10
CFA1,289
|
|
pay 42.5% less for clothing
Mauritius
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.65
Rs2,272
|
$13.41
CFA8,249
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.93
Rs1,678
|
$29.33
CFA18,045
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.54
Rs3,480
|
$33.52
CFA20,623
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.44
Rs3,102
|
$50.28
CFA30,934
|
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