Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 11.0% cheaper than Solomon Islands.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
pay 75.6% less for restaurants
|
Solomon Islands
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
$45.98
|
$0.84
CFA514
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
$127.73
|
$2.18
CFA1,336
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
$20.44
|
$0.63
CFA385
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
$10.22
|
$0.50
CFA308
|
|
pay 44.8% less for groceries
|
Solomon Islands
|
Burkina Faso
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
$12.13
|
$1.06
CFA651
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
$73.06
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
$85.10
|
$8.56
CFA5,250
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
$39.85
|
$2.01
CFA1,233
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
$36.15
|
$3.04
CFA1,865
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
$16.84
|
$0.94
CFA575
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
$4.64
|
$0.57
CFA350
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
$23.18
|
$0.43
CFA264
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
$15.33
|
$0.59
CFA361
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
$17.15
|
$0.80
CFA490
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
$11.36
|
$0.53
CFA326
|
|
pay 9.8% less for transportation
|
Solomon Islands
|
Burkina Faso
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
$38.89
|
$4.14
CFA2,539
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.08
CFA9,251
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.22
CFA5,653
|
|
pay 67.3% less for housing
|
Solomon Islands
|
Burkina Faso
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
$4,087,414.26
|
$37.38
CFA22,921
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
$4,938.96
|
$419.03
CFA256,965
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
$5,620.19
|
$173.90
CFA106,640
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$76.90
CFA47,161
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Solomon Islands
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
$1,021.85
|
$72.63
CFA44,541
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
$30,655.61
|
$15,441.40
CFA9,469,355
|
|
pay 58.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Solomon Islands
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
$38.32
|
$1.17
CFA720
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
$34.06
|
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
$32.70
|
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
$510.93
|
$29.33
CFA17,988
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
$35.76
|
$2.10
CFA1,285
|
|
pay 35.0% more for clothing
|
Solomon Islands
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
$178.82
|
$13.41
CFA8,223
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
$61.31
|
$29.33
CFA17,988
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
$970.76
|
$33.52
CFA20,557
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
$1,021.85
|
$50.28
CFA30,836
|
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