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Burkina Faso vs. Solomon Islands Cost of Living Summary

Burkina Faso is 42.8% more expensive than Solomon Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 32.5% less in Burkina Faso
Groceries: pay 16.6% more in Burkina Faso
Transportation: pay 26.6% more in Burkina Faso
Housing: pay 46.8% less in Burkina Faso
Childcare: pay 3.9 times more in Burkina Faso
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.0% more in Burkina Faso

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

Burkina Faso vs. Solomon Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Solomon Islands, you would:

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pay 32.5% less for restaurants

	Solomon Islands	Burkina Faso
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.08 SBD50.04	$5.37 F CFA3,035	-11.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.16 SBD100.08	$8.05 F CFA4,553	-33.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 SBD11.26	$0.83 F CFA472	-39.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 SBD8.76	$0.58 F CFA329	-45.4%
Average			-32.5%

Solomon Islands vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.6% more for groceries

	Solomon Islands	Burkina Faso
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 SBD12.22	$0.95 F CFA536	-36.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.99 SBD16.35	$8.94 F CFA5,059	+350.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.73 SBD80.10	$10.61 F CFA6,000	+9.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.49 SBD45.19	$3.05 F CFA1,723	-44.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 SBD32.23	$9.74 F CFA5,507	+148.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.20 SBD26.33	$2.03 F CFA1,147	-36.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 SBD9.65	$0.63 F CFA358	-46.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.54 SBD29.14	$0.45 F CFA257	-87.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.50 SBD12.35	$1.11 F CFA630	-25.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SBD7.49	$1.01 F CFA572	+11.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.52 SBD12.48	$0.61 F CFA346	-59.7%
Average			+16.6%

Solomon Islands vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.6% more for transportation

	Solomon Islands	Burkina Faso
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.90 SBD40.31	$5.76 F CFA3,256	+17.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.32 SBD200.16	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$38,457.72 F CFA21,753,584
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.94 SBD90.07	$14.85 F CFA8,398	+35.7%
Average			+26.6%

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pay 46.8% less for housing

	Solomon Islands	Burkina Faso
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$88.16 SBD725.60	$50.62 F CFA28,634	-42.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$547.19 SBD4,503.70	$447.18 F CFA252,949	-18.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$638.39 SBD5,254.32	$280.23 F CFA158,514	-56.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$325.45 SBD2,678.67	$97.57 F CFA55,192	-70.0%
Average			-46.8%

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pay 3.9 times more for childcare

	Solomon Islands	Burkina Faso
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$97.28 SBD800.66	$134.15 F CFA75,885	+37.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,796.75 SBD23,018.93	$17,731.14 F CFA10,029,609	+534.0%
Average			+285.9%

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pay 7.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Solomon Islands	Burkina Faso
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 SBD15.01	$1.07 F CFA607	-41.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.13 SBD25.77	$1.79 F CFA1,012	-42.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 SBD33.03	$1.79 F CFA1,012	-55.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$62.61 F CFA35,413
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.34 SBD27.52	$8.94 F CFA5,059	+167.5%
Average			+7.0%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Solomon Islands	Burkina Faso
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.59 SBD169.47	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$91.20 SBD750.62	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.01 SBD633.85	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.01 SBD633.85	??

Solomon Islands vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of clothing

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