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Burkina Faso vs. Swaziland Cost of Living Summary

Burkina Faso is 77.0% more expensive than Swaziland overall.

Restaurants: pay 75.8% more in Burkina Faso
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Burkina Faso
Transportation: pay 35.3% more in Burkina Faso
Housing: pay 63.8% more in Burkina Faso
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Burkina Faso
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.2% more in Burkina Faso

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

Burkina Faso vs. Swaziland Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Swaziland, you would:

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pay 75.8% more for restaurants

	Swaziland	Burkina Faso
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.11 SZL53.17	$5.37 F CFA3,035	+72.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.36 SZL40.37	$8.05 F CFA4,553	+240.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 SZL16.50	$0.83 F CFA472	-13.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 SZL9.60	$0.58 F CFA329	+3.5%
Average			+75.8%

Swaziland vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Swaziland	Burkina Faso
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 SZL13.14	$0.95 F CFA536	+23.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 SZL78.77	$8.94 F CFA5,059	+94.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 SZL69.57	$10.61 F CFA6,000	+160.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.73 SZL29.54	$3.05 F CFA1,723	+76.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.30 SZL39.30	$9.74 F CFA5,507	+323.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.71 SZL12.06	$2.03 F CFA1,147	+187.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 SZL5.81	$0.63 F CFA358	+86.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.44 SZL7.44	$0.45 F CFA257	+4.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 SZL11.02	$1.11 F CFA630	+72.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 SZL8.19	$1.01 F CFA572	+111.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 SZL9.97	$0.61 F CFA346	+4.7%
Average			+104.0%

Swaziland vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of groceries

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pay 35.3% more for transportation

	Swaziland	Burkina Faso
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.52 SZL77.24	$5.76 F CFA3,256	+27.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.25 SZL516.92	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,285.48 SZL295,381.41	$38,457.72 F CFA21,753,584	+122.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.50 SZL452.92	$14.85 F CFA8,398	-44.0%
Average			+35.3%

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pay 63.8% more for housing

	Swaziland	Burkina Faso
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.81 SZL492.30	$50.62 F CFA28,634	+75.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$266.51 SZL4,554.29	$447.18 F CFA252,949	+67.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$187.26 SZL3,199.97	$280.23 F CFA158,514	+49.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.22 SZL1,029.01	$97.57 F CFA55,192	+62.0%
Average			+63.8%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Swaziland	Burkina Faso
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$109.47 SZL1,870.75	$134.15 F CFA75,885	+22.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,724.70 SZL80,737.58	$17,731.14 F CFA10,029,609	+275.3%
Average			+148.9%

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pay 34.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Swaziland	Burkina Faso
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.87 SZL32.00	$1.07 F CFA607	-42.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 SZL33.74	$1.79 F CFA1,012	-9.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 SZL45.78	$1.79 F CFA1,012	-33.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.81 SZL492.30	$62.61 F CFA35,413	+117.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 SZL64.00	$8.94 F CFA5,059	+138.8%
Average			+34.2%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Swaziland	Burkina Faso
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.08 SZL787.36	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.01 SZL410.25	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.90 SZL1,279.99	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$84.51 SZL1,444.09	??

Swaziland vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of clothing

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