Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 13.6% cheaper than North Korea.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of North Korea, you would:
pay 62.9% less for restaurants
North Korea
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
₩3,840
|
$0.84
CFA516
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
₩2,192
|
$2.18
CFA1,341
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
₩2,504
|
$0.63
CFA387
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
₩2,692
|
$0.50
CFA309
|
|
pay 60.9% more for groceries
North Korea
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
₩495
|
$1.06
CFA653
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
₩1,125
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
₩891
|
$8.56
CFA5,269
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
₩1,670
|
$2.01
CFA1,238
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
₩2,699
|
$3.04
CFA1,872
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
₩1,742
|
$0.94
CFA577
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.57
CFA351
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.43
CFA265
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.59
CFA362
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.80
CFA491
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
₩899
|
$0.53
CFA327
|
|
pay 19.5% more for transportation
North Korea
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
₩4,361
|
$4.14
CFA2,548
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.08
CFA9,284
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
₩24,525,000
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
₩5,400
|
$9.22
CFA5,674
|
|
pay 3.6% more for housing
North Korea
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$37.38
CFA23,004
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
₩315,000
|
$419.03
CFA257,890
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
₩178,902
|
$173.90
CFA107,024
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$76.90
CFA47,330
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
North Korea
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$72.63
CFA44,701
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$15,441.40
CFA9,503,436
|
pay 62.0% less for entertainment and sports
North Korea
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
₩1,997
|
$1.17
CFA722
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
₩1,921
|
$1.68
CFA1,032
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
₩16,992
|
$1.68
CFA1,032
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$29.33
CFA18,052
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
₩16,214
|
$2.10
CFA1,289
|
|
pay 40.5% less for clothing
North Korea
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
₩24,510
|
$13.41
CFA8,252
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$29.33
CFA18,052
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
₩43,230
|
$33.52
CFA20,631
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$50.28
CFA30,947
|
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