Burkina Faso vs. Netherlands Cost of Living Summary

Burkina Faso vs. Netherlands Cost Breakdown

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

pay 68.4% less for restaurants

 
Netherlands
Burkina Faso
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $21.66
€18.90
$5.37
F CFA3,071
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$13.94
€12.16
$8.05
F CFA4,606
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.53
€3.08
$0.83
F CFA478

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pay 2.4% more for groceries

 
Netherlands
Burkina Faso
Bread
1 loaf
$2.15
€1.88
$0.95
F CFA542
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.70
€5.84
$8.94
F CFA5,118
Milk (1 gallon) $4.86
€4.24
$10.61
F CFA6,070

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pay 24.9% less for transportation

 
Netherlands
Burkina Faso
Gasoline (1 gallon) $8.56
€7.47
$5.76
F CFA3,293
Monthly public transit pass $101.86
€88.85
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,970.03
€32,250.21
$38,457.72
F CFA22M

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pay 48.7% less for housing

 
Netherlands
Burkina Faso
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$49.26
€42.97
$50.62
F CFA28,966
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,462.13
€1,275.47
$447.18
F CFA256K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,216.44
€1,061.14
$280.23
F CFA160K

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pay 12.8% less for childcare

 
Netherlands
Burkina Faso
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,911.60
€1,667.56
$134.15
F CFA76,765
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,591.36
€9,239.20
$17,731.14
F CFA10M

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pay 45.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Netherlands
Burkina Faso
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.49
€5.66
$1.07
F CFA614
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.17
€3.64
$1.79
F CFA1,024
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$13.74
€11.98
$1.79
F CFA1,024

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Netherlands
Burkina Faso
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$94.61
€82.54
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$45.24
€39.46
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$104.29
€90.97
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