Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 19.5% cheaper than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, you would:
pay 77.9% less for restaurants
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$0.84
CFA516
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
$2.18
CFA1,341
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.63
CFA387
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
$0.50
CFA309
|
|
pay 46.0% less for groceries
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
EC$4.79
|
$1.06
CFA653
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
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Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.80
EC$26.50
|
$8.56
CFA5,269
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
EC$9.72
|
$2.01
CFA1,238
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
EC$7.20
|
$3.04
CFA1,872
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
$0.94
CFA577
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
$0.57
CFA351
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
$0.43
CFA265
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
$0.59
CFA362
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.80
CFA491
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$0.53
CFA327
|
|
pay 69.8% less for transportation
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$14.01
EC$37.85
|
$4.14
CFA2,548
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$15.08
CFA9,284
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$9.22
CFA5,674
|
|
pay 2.1% more for housing
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.10
EC$130.00
|
$37.38
CFA23,004
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$351.52
EC$950.00
|
$419.03
CFA257,890
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.39
EC$687.50
|
$173.90
CFA107,024
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.76
EC$145.29
|
$76.90
CFA47,330
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$72.63
CFA44,701
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$15,441.40
CFA9,503,436
|
|
pay 36.2% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.59
EC$7.00
|
$1.17
CFA722
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.68
CFA1,032
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$1.68
CFA1,032
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.29
EC$73.75
|
$29.33
CFA18,052
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$2.10
CFA1,289
|
|
pay 64.8% less for clothing
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.48
EC$204.00
|
$13.41
CFA8,252
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.30
EC$190.00
|
$29.33
CFA18,052
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
$33.52
CFA20,631
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$50.28
CFA30,947
|
|
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