Cost of living comparison

Turkmenistan

compared to

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso vs. Turkmenistan Cost of Living Summary

Burkina Faso is 53.1% cheaper than Turkmenistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 58.3% less in Burkina Faso
Groceries: pay 33.4% less in Burkina Faso
Transportation: pay 58.4% more in Burkina Faso
Housing: pay 74.4% less in Burkina Faso
Childcare: pay 40.0% less in Burkina Faso
Entertainment and Sports: pay 70.1% less in Burkina Faso
Clothing: pay 57.0% less in Burkina Faso

Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, childcare, and groceries are lower in Burkina Faso.

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Burkina Faso vs. Turkmenistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 58.3% less for restaurants

	Turkmenistan	Burkina Faso
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$31.43 TMT110.31	$7.25 F CFA4,236	-76.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.86 TMT45.13	$7.25 F CFA4,236	-43.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 TMT5.52	$1.08 F CFA631	-31.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 TMT3.01	$1.08 F CFA631	+26.1%
Average			-58.3%

Turkmenistan vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of restaurants

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pay 33.4% less for groceries

	Turkmenistan	Burkina Faso
Bread 1 loaf	$2.04 TMT7.15	$1.11 F CFA648	-45.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$18.82 TMT66.06	$8.54 F CFA4,983	-54.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$17.09 TMT59.98	$7.59 F CFA4,433	-55.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.00 TMT21.06	$2.56 F CFA1,495	-57.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.07 TMT31.84	$9.29 F CFA5,425	+2.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.30 TMT8.07	$2.13 F CFA1,243	-7.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.84 TMT13.49	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.40 TMT11.94	$1.55 F CFA904	-54.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 TMT5.87	$1.74 F CFA1,017	+4.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 TMT3.64	$0.71 F CFA414	-31.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 TMT2.27	$0.77 F CFA452	+19.5%
Average			-33.4%

Turkmenistan vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of groceries

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pay 58.4% more for transportation

	Turkmenistan	Burkina Faso
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.62 TMT5.69	$5.49 F CFA3,207	+238.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 TMT35.10	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,928.57 TMT154K	$36,701.04 F CFA21M	-16.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.71 TMT34.10	$7.34 F CFA4,285	-24.4%
Average			+58.4%

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pay 74.4% less for housing

	Turkmenistan	Burkina Faso
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$102.86 TMT361.03	$54.06 F CFA31,559	-47.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,414.29 TMT4,964.14	$341.40 F CFA199K	-75.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,000.00 TMT3,510.00	$230.45 F CFA135K	-77.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$436.97 TMT1,533.78	$136.41 F CFA79,640	-68.8%
Average			-74.4%

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pay 40.0% less for childcare

	Turkmenistan	Burkina Faso
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$22.86 TMT80.23	$34.14 F CFA19,932	+49.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,807.14 TMT87,073.07	$5,974.59 F CFA3M	-75.9%
Average			-40.0%

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pay 70.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Turkmenistan	Burkina Faso
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.71 TMT20.06	$1.19 F CFA698	-79.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.79 TMT23.82	$1.99 F CFA1,163	-70.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.71 TMT90.26	$1.32 F CFA772	-94.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$195.24 TMT685.29	$59.75 F CFA34,881	-69.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.57 TMT30.09	$6.83 F CFA3,986	-20.3%
Average			-70.1%

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pay 57.0% less for clothing

	Turkmenistan	Burkina Faso
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.71 TMT195.56	$34.14 F CFA19,932	-38.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$114.29 TMT401.14	$51.21 F CFA29,898	-55.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$364.29 TMT1,278.64	$85.35 F CFA49,830	-76.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$192.86 TMT676.93	$102.42 F CFA59,796	-46.9%
Average			-57.0%

Turkmenistan vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of clothing

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