Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 2.2 times more expensive than Nepal.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Nepal, you would:
pay 30.4% more for restaurants
Nepal
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.37
NPR314.93
|
$0.84
F CFA510
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
NPR842.84
|
$2.18
F CFA1,327
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
NPR54.26
|
$0.63
F CFA383
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
NPR22.51
|
$0.50
F CFA306
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Nepal
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
NPR60.62
|
$1.06
F CFA646
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
NPR399.26
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
NPR366.30
|
$8.56
F CFA5,215
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
NPR186.62
|
$2.01
F CFA1,225
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
NPR174.77
|
$3.04
F CFA1,852
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
NPR115.33
|
$0.94
F CFA571
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
NPR52.10
|
$0.57
F CFA347
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
NPR68.22
|
$0.43
F CFA262
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
NPR33.66
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
NPR26.41
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
NPR32.66
|
$0.53
F CFA324
|
|
pay 27.6% more for transportation
Nepal
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
NPR517.02
|
$4.14
F CFA2,522
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.23
NPR1,494.77
|
$15.08
F CFA9,189
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,125.72
NPR4,144,356.41
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.50
NPR865.85
|
$9.22
F CFA5,616
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Nepal
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
NPR1,809.07
|
$37.38
F CFA22,768
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$83.37
NPR11,100.82
|
$419.03
F CFA255,251
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.78
NPR7,426.99
|
$173.90
F CFA105,929
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.71
NPR2,225.46
|
$76.90
F CFA46,846
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
Nepal
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.29
NPR7,761.20
|
$72.63
F CFA44,244
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,816.14
NPR241,816.89
|
$15,441.40
F CFA9,406,199
|
|
pay 10.0% less for entertainment and sports
Nepal
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
NPR266.30
|
$1.17
F CFA715
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
NPR178.07
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
NPR300.79
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.60
NPR3,541.35
|
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.58
NPR343.20
|
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
|
pay 23.9% more for clothing
Nepal
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.63
NPR2,081.52
|
$13.41
F CFA8,168
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.34
NPR2,707.75
|
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$38.52
NPR5,128.62
|
$33.52
F CFA20,420
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.13
NPR3,744.98
|
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
|
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