Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 22.4% more expensive than Mongolia.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Mongolia, you would:
pay 34.0% less for restaurants
Mongolia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.26
₮14,706
|
$0.84
CFA514
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
$2.18
CFA1,336
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
₮2,725
|
$0.63
CFA385
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₮1,528
|
$0.50
CFA308
|
|
pay 35.3% more for groceries
Mongolia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
₮2,018
|
$1.06
CFA651
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
₮11,438
|
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Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.00
₮13,806
|
$8.56
CFA5,250
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
₮5,984
|
$2.01
CFA1,233
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₮5,905
|
$3.04
CFA1,865
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₮4,363
|
$0.94
CFA575
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
₮3,903
|
$0.57
CFA350
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
₮4,503
|
$0.43
CFA264
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
₮5,405
|
$0.59
CFA361
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₮799
|
$0.80
CFA490
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
₮1,487
|
$0.53
CFA326
|
|
pay 99.6% more for transportation
Mongolia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.92
₮10,062
|
$4.14
CFA2,539
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.96
₮24,020
|
$15.08
CFA9,251
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,339.87
₮56,372,549
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.84
₮13,235
|
$9.22
CFA5,653
|
|
pay 75.4% more for housing
Mongolia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.08
₮41,667
|
$37.38
CFA22,921
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.85
₮1,165,577
|
$419.03
CFA256,965
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.76
₮675,381
|
$173.90
CFA106,640
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.93
₮148,094
|
$76.90
CFA47,161
|
|
pay 49.6% more for childcare
Mongolia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.51
₮433,007
|
$72.63
CFA44,541
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,399.26
₮22,077,451
|
$15,441.40
CFA9,469,355
|
|
pay 29.3% less for entertainment and sports
Mongolia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
₮5,147
|
$1.17
CFA720
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
₮7,647
|
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.71
₮5,882
|
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.83
₮196,078
|
$29.33
CFA17,988
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.26
₮14,706
|
$2.10
CFA1,285
|
|
pay 40.1% less for clothing
Mongolia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
₮135,417
|
$13.41
CFA8,223
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.71
₮95,588
|
$29.33
CFA17,988
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.41
₮242,919
|
$33.52
CFA20,557
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.02
₮334,734
|
$50.28
CFA30,836
|
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