Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 4.4% more expensive than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 52.1% less for restaurants
|
Nicaragua
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
NIO170.76
|
$0.84
F CFA510
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.71
NIO209.65
|
$2.18
F CFA1,327
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
NIO30.08
|
$0.63
F CFA383
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
NIO31.58
|
$0.50
F CFA306
|
|
pay 1.8% less for groceries
|
Nicaragua
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
NIO45.97
|
$1.06
F CFA646
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.74
NIO63.85
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
NIO144.50
|
$8.56
F CFA5,215
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
NIO66.63
|
$2.01
F CFA1,225
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
NIO86.81
|
$3.04
F CFA1,852
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
NIO94.87
|
$0.94
F CFA571
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
NIO19.28
|
$0.57
F CFA347
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
NIO50.94
|
$0.43
F CFA262
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
NIO22.73
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
NIO29.22
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
NIO28.24
|
$0.53
F CFA324
|
|
pay 45.2% more for transportation
|
Nicaragua
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
NIO173.93
|
$4.14
F CFA2,522
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
NIO256.97
|
$15.08
F CFA9,189
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,668.72
NIO611,916.19
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
NIO254.99
|
$9.22
F CFA5,616
|
|
pay 4.8% less for housing
|
Nicaragua
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.08
NIO2,609.44
|
$37.38
F CFA22,768
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.07
NIO12,520.88
|
$419.03
F CFA255,251
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.89
NIO10,238.14
|
$173.90
F CFA105,929
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.79
NIO1,974.52
|
$76.90
F CFA46,846
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Nicaragua
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.32
NIO4,159.92
|
$72.63
F CFA44,244
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,387.37
NIO161,062.48
|
$15,441.40
F CFA9,406,199
|
|
pay 35.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Nicaragua
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.07
NIO76.03
|
$1.17
F CFA715
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
NIO80.47
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.06
NIO112.40
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.79
NIO1,130.21
|
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
NIO187.27
|
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
|
pay 28.3% less for clothing
|
Nicaragua
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.90
NIO1,244.58
|
$13.41
F CFA8,168
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.04
NIO1,249.44
|
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.18
NIO1,768.63
|
$33.52
F CFA20,420
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
NIO2,018.97
|
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
|
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