Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 21.1% more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 5.7% less for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
$0.84
F CFA510
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.25
SZL41.63
|
$2.18
F CFA1,327
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
SZL13.24
|
$0.63
F CFA383
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SZL8.65
|
$0.50
F CFA306
|
|
pay 72.7% more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
SZL10.53
|
$1.06
F CFA646
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
SZL66.12
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
SZL88.58
|
$8.56
F CFA5,215
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
SZL22.38
|
$2.01
F CFA1,225
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
SZL35.98
|
$3.04
F CFA1,852
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
SZL12.11
|
$0.94
F CFA571
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.46
|
$0.57
F CFA347
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.38
|
$0.43
F CFA262
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SZL10.91
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
SZL6.46
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
SZL6.69
|
$0.53
F CFA324
|
|
pay 40.1% less for transportation
Swaziland
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SZL85.04
|
$4.14
F CFA2,522
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.78
SZL533.08
|
$15.08
F CFA9,189
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,448.00
SZL304,616.95
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.79
SZL459.06
|
$9.22
F CFA5,616
|
|
pay 11.6% less for housing
Swaziland
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.19
SZL966.65
|
$37.38
F CFA22,768
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$398.13
SZL7,373.43
|
$419.03
F CFA255,251
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.82
SZL5,089.59
|
$173.90
F CFA105,929
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.78
SZL1,255.30
|
$76.90
F CFA46,846
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Swaziland
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.00
SZL2,277.95
|
$72.63
F CFA44,244
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,243.31
SZL60,066.05
|
$15,441.40
F CFA9,406,199
|
|
pay 10.5% more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
$1.17
F CFA715
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
SZL37.12
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
SZL490.77
|
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.02
SZL55.85
|
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
|
pay 45.6% less for clothing
Swaziland
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL966.26
|
$13.41
F CFA8,168
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.41
SZL507.69
|
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.51
SZL1,694.69
|
$33.52
F CFA20,420
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.17
SZL1,929.24
|
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
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