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Burkina Faso vs. Nicaragua Cost of Living Summary

Burkina Faso is 5.6% more expensive than Nicaragua overall.

Restaurants
pay 11.1% more in Burkina Faso
Groceries
pay 27.2% more in Burkina Faso
Transportation
pay 15.6% more in Burkina Faso
Housing
pay 17.1% more in Burkina Faso
Childcare
pay 62.2% less in Burkina Faso
Entertainment and Sports
pay 7.2% less in Burkina Faso
Clothing
pay 31.4% less in Burkina Faso

The cost of groceries, housing, transportation, and restaurants in Burkina Faso are more expensive than in Nicaragua. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Burkina Faso.

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Burkina Faso vs. Nicaragua Cost Breakdown

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

pay 11.1% more for restaurants

 
Nicaragua
Burkina Faso
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.07
NIO260.53
$7.25
F CFA4,236
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $6.94
NIO255.89
$7.25
F CFA4,236
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.86
NIO31.77
$1.08
F CFA631
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pay 27.2% more for groceries

 
Nicaragua
Burkina Faso
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.71
NIO62.93
$1.11
F CFA648
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.70
NIO136.25
$8.54
F CFA4,983
Milk (1 gallon) $4.65
NIO171.26
$7.59
F CFA4,433
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pay 15.6% more for transportation

 
Nicaragua
Burkina Faso
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.05
NIO186.17
$5.49
F CFA3,207
Monthly public transit pass $6.01
NIO221.41
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $22,973.64
NIO847K
$36,701.04
F CFA21M
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pay 17.1% more for housing

 
Nicaragua
Burkina Faso
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $32.47
NIO1,196.57
$54.06
F CFA31,559
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $293.80
NIO10,827.86
$341.40
F CFA199K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $247.83
NIO9,133.78
$230.45
F CFA135K
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pay 62.2% less for childcare

 
Nicaragua
Burkina Faso
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $235.82
NIO8,690.94
$34.14
F CFA19,932
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,060.00
NIO223K
$5,974.59
F CFA3M
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pay 7.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Nicaragua
Burkina Faso
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.40
NIO51.60
$1.19
F CFA698
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.60
NIO95.82
$1.99
F CFA1,163
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.73
NIO100.51
$1.32
F CFA772
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pay 31.4% less for clothing

 
Nicaragua
Burkina Faso
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $59.88
NIO2,206.90
$34.14
F CFA19,932
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $65.00
NIO2,395.54
$51.21
F CFA29,898
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $122.64
NIO4,519.99
$85.35
F CFA49,830
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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