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Burkina Faso vs. Papua New Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Burkina Faso is 10.1% more expensive than Papua New Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 11.9% less in Burkina Faso
Groceries: pay 3.7% more in Burkina Faso
Transportation: pay 22.7% more in Burkina Faso
Housing: pay 48.5% less in Burkina Faso
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Burkina Faso
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.3% less in Burkina Faso

The cost of childcare, transportation, and groceries in Burkina Faso are more expensive than in Papua New Guinea. Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Burkina Faso. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Burkina Faso.

Burkina Faso vs. Papua New Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:

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pay 11.9% less for restaurants

	Papua New Guinea	Burkina Faso
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.87 PGK76.59	$5.37 F CFA3,035	-70.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 PGK25.38	$8.05 F CFA4,553	+35.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 PGK3.44	$0.83 F CFA472	+4.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 PGK3.02	$0.58 F CFA329	-17.5%
Average			-11.9%

Papua New Guinea vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.7% more for groceries

	Papua New Guinea	Burkina Faso
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 PGK6.66	$0.95 F CFA536	-39.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.60 PGK15.44	$8.94 F CFA5,059	+148.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.76 PGK33.26	$10.61 F CFA6,000	+36.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.00 PGK17.16	$3.05 F CFA1,723	-23.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.63 PGK15.56	$9.74 F CFA5,507	+168.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 PGK8.52	$2.03 F CFA1,147	+2.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.32 PGK5.66	$0.63 F CFA358	-52.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.73 PGK11.72	$0.45 F CFA257	-83.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 PGK6.96	$1.11 F CFA630	-31.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 PGK6.78	$1.01 F CFA572	-36.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.18 PGK5.06	$0.61 F CFA346	-48.3%
Average			+3.7%

Papua New Guinea vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of groceries

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pay 22.7% more for transportation

	Papua New Guinea	Burkina Faso
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.22 PGK18.07	$5.76 F CFA3,256	+36.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.69 PGK101.54	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,387.96 PGK95,952.53	$38,457.72 F CFA21,753,584	+71.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.88 PGK106.61	$14.85 F CFA8,398	-40.3%
Average			+22.7%

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pay 48.5% less for housing

	Papua New Guinea	Burkina Faso
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.84 PGK710.76	$50.62 F CFA28,634	-69.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,652.44 PGK11,368.07	$447.18 F CFA252,949	-83.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$758.54 PGK3,251.04	$280.23 F CFA158,514	-63.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.08 PGK343.20	$97.57 F CFA55,192	+21.9%
Average			-48.5%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Papua New Guinea	Burkina Faso
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$631.76 PGK2,707.66	$134.15 F CFA75,885	-78.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,968.24 PGK17,007.46	$17,731.14 F CFA10,029,609	+346.8%
Average			+134.0%

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pay 39.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Papua New Guinea	Burkina Faso
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.98 PGK12.75	$1.07 F CFA607	-63.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.56 PGK10.96	$1.79 F CFA1,012	-30.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.96 PGK29.82	$1.79 F CFA1,012	-74.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.52 PGK315.10	$62.61 F CFA35,413	-14.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.30 PGK44.14	$8.94 F CFA5,059	-13.2%
Average			-39.3%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Papua New Guinea	Burkina Faso
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$31.15 PGK133.52	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.48 PGK156.37	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.40 PGK327.46	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.73 PGK418.84	??

Papua New Guinea vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of clothing

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