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Burkina Faso vs. Sri Lanka Cost of Living Summary

Burkina Faso is 5.2 times more expensive than Sri Lanka overall.

Restaurants
pay 33.0% more in Burkina Faso
Groceries
pay 77.8% more in Burkina Faso
Transportation
pay 2.6 times more in Burkina Faso
Housing
pay 2.5 times more in Burkina Faso
Childcare
pay 21.0 times more in Burkina Faso
Entertainment and Sports
pay 69.7% more in Burkina Faso

The cost of childcare, transportation, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Burkina Faso are more expensive than in Sri Lanka. Notably, childcare, transportation, and housing are significantly more expensive in Burkina Faso.

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Burkina Faso vs. Sri Lanka Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Sri Lanka, you would:

pay 33.0% more for restaurants

 
Sri Lanka
Burkina Faso
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.63
LKR1,219.89
$5.37
F CFA3,078
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.90
LKR2,650.49
$8.05
F CFA4,617
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.73
LKR245.01
$0.83
F CFA479
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pay 77.8% more for groceries

 
Sri Lanka
Burkina Faso
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.48
LKR160.64
$0.95
F CFA543
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.72
LKR1,920.22
$8.94
F CFA5,130
Milk (1 gallon) $6.01
LKR2,018.04
$10.61
F CFA6,084
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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

 
Sri Lanka
Burkina Faso
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.12
LKR1,381.58
$5.76
F CFA3,301
Monthly public transit pass $10.74
LKR3,604.22
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,680.98
LKR8M
$38,457.72
F CFA22M
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pay 2.5 times more for housing

 
Sri Lanka
Burkina Faso
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $12.84
LKR4,308.27
$50.62
F CFA29,033
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $289.17
LKR97,060.35
$447.18
F CFA256K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $178.38
LKR59,874.24
$280.23
F CFA161K
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pay 21.0 times more for childcare

 
Sri Lanka
Burkina Faso
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $33.87
LKR11,367.15
$134.15
F CFA76,943
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $466.09
LKR156K
$17,731.14
F CFA10M
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pay 69.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Sri Lanka
Burkina Faso
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.08
LKR698.66
$1.07
F CFA616
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.39
LKR803.61
$1.79
F CFA1,026
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $9.25
LKR3,105.17
$1.79
F CFA1,026
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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Sri Lanka
Burkina Faso
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $25.05
LKR8,408.00
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $17.03
LKR5,715.00
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $62.69
LKR21,041.63
??
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2026

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