Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 3.2 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 5.0% more for restaurants
Sri Lanka
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.75
LKR519.51
|
$0.84
F CFA514
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.38
LKR1,303.02
|
$2.18
F CFA1,335
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
LKR175.21
|
$0.63
F CFA385
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
LKR69.40
|
$0.50
F CFA308
|
|
pay 49.0% more for groceries
Sri Lanka
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
LKR153.49
|
$1.06
F CFA650
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.18
LKR1,243.48
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
LKR1,420.55
|
$8.56
F CFA5,246
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
LKR457.36
|
$2.01
F CFA1,232
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
LKR493.34
|
$3.04
F CFA1,863
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
LKR402.60
|
$0.94
F CFA575
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
LKR93.15
|
$0.57
F CFA349
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LKR294.07
|
$0.43
F CFA264
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
LKR150.23
|
$0.59
F CFA361
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
LKR116.51
|
$0.80
F CFA489
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
LKR89.91
|
$0.53
F CFA326
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Sri Lanka
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
LKR1,123.09
|
$4.14
F CFA2,537
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$3.26
LKR969.60
|
$15.08
F CFA9,243
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,467.74
LKR8,765,906.04
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
LKR789.50
|
$9.22
F CFA5,649
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Sri Lanka
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.65
LKR3,167.55
|
$37.38
F CFA22,902
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$140.37
LKR41,756.55
|
$419.03
F CFA256,751
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$70.41
LKR20,946.16
|
$173.90
F CFA106,552
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.97
LKR8,916.11
|
$76.90
F CFA47,121
|
|
pay 11.4 times more for childcare
Sri Lanka
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.93
LKR9,199.84
|
$72.63
F CFA44,503
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$751.48
LKR223,545.96
|
$15,441.40
F CFA9,461,458
|
|
pay 21.2% more for entertainment and sports
Sri Lanka
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
LKR492.53
|
$1.17
F CFA719
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LKR446.28
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
LKR1,653.48
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$9.58
LKR2,850.02
|
$29.33
F CFA17,973
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.40
LKR715.26
|
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
|
pay 38.2% more for clothing
Sri Lanka
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.97
LKR5,939.36
|
$13.41
F CFA8,216
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.20
LKR3,927.52
|
$29.33
F CFA17,973
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.09
LKR13,114.32
|
$33.52
F CFA20,540
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.84
LKR7,983.81
|
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
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