Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 29.0% cheaper than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 72.9% less for restaurants
Turkmenistan
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
$0.84
F CFA510
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$2.18
F CFA1,327
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
$0.63
F CFA383
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
$0.50
F CFA306
|
|
pay 48.4% less for groceries
Turkmenistan
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
$1.06
F CFA646
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
$8.56
F CFA5,215
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
$2.01
F CFA1,225
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
$3.04
F CFA1,852
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
$0.94
F CFA571
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
$0.57
F CFA347
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
$0.43
F CFA262
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
$0.53
F CFA324
|
|
pay 66.6% more for transportation
Turkmenistan
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
$4.14
F CFA2,522
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
$15.08
F CFA9,189
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
$9.22
F CFA5,616
|
|
pay 65.5% less for housing
Turkmenistan
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
$37.38
F CFA22,768
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
$419.03
F CFA255,251
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
$173.90
F CFA105,929
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
$76.90
F CFA46,846
|
|
pay 78.4% more for childcare
Turkmenistan
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
$72.63
F CFA44,244
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
$15,441.40
F CFA9,406,199
|
|
pay 74.9% less for entertainment and sports
Turkmenistan
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
$1.17
F CFA715
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
|
pay 86.0% less for clothing
Turkmenistan
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
$13.41
F CFA8,168
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
$33.52
F CFA20,420
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
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