Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. South Korea
  3. Burkina Faso
  4. Comparison
KRW
COMPARED TO
XOF

Burkina Faso is 8.9% cheaper than South Korea.

If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of South Korea, you would:
local_dining

pay 40.8% less for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.97
₩6,777
$0.99
CFA574
-83.4%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.27
₩5,988
??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.40
₩1,589
$1.07
CFA621
-23.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.72
₩813
$0.60
CFA351
-15.5%
Average -40.8%
South Korea vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 37.5% less for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $2.64
₩3,004
??
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.39
₩9,533
??
Milk (1 gallon) $7.63
₩8,672
$8.74
CFA5,066
+14.5%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.80
₩3,181
$1.65
CFA956
-41.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $4.26
₩4,837
??
Apples (1 lb) $3.06
₩3,471
??
Bananas (1 lb) $1.81
₩2,057
??
Oranges (1 lb) $1.97
₩2,238
??
Tomatoes (1 lb) $2.32
₩2,632
$0.33
CFA191
-85.8%
Potatoes (1 lb) $1.47
₩1,672
??
Onions (1 lb) $1.21
₩1,374
??
Average -37.5%
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drive_eta

pay 29.9% less for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.87
₩5,534
$4.01
CFA2,324
-17.7%
Monthly public transit pass $49.30
₩56,012
$24.73
CFA14,340
-49.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,366.52
₩28,818,143
$24,730.41
CFA14,339,930
-2.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $8.82
₩10,017
$4.45
CFA2,581
-49.5%
Average -29.9%
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home

pay 2.4 times more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $23.85
₩27,094
$168.99
CFA97,990
+608.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $483.11
₩548,850
$258.30
CFA149,773
-46.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $332.08
₩377,269
$103.04
CFA59,750
-69.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $95.74
₩108,762
$144.99
CFA84,071
+51.4%
Average +136.1%
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child_care

pay 45.3% less for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $366.10
₩415,910
$156.63
CFA90,820
-57.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $19,802.80
₩22,497,363
$13,189.55
CFA7,647,963
-33.4%
Average -45.3%
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pay 45.0% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.94
₩3,336
$1.73
CFA1,004
-41.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.64
₩4,135
??
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $3.65
₩4,147
$1.48
CFA860
-59.4%
Monthly membership at local gym $48.47
₩55,071
$45.34
CFA26,290
-6.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $9.09
₩10,329
$2.47
CFA1,434
-72.8%
Average -45.0%
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store

pay 0.2% more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $60.11
₩68,286
$82.43
CFA47,800
+37.1%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $39.74
₩45,145
$51.52
CFA29,875
+29.7%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $73.61
₩83,622
$65.95
CFA38,240
-10.4%
Men's business shoes (leather) $111.45
₩126,620
$49.46
CFA28,680
-55.6%
Average +0.2%
South Korea vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of clothing
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