Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 56.0% cheaper than Turks and Caicos Islands.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Turks and Caicos Islands, you would:
pay 80.1% less for restaurants
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$0.84
CFA514
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$2.18
CFA1,336
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.75
|
$0.63
CFA385
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
|
$0.50
CFA308
|
|
pay 56.2% less for groceries
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.50
|
$1.06
CFA651
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.11
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.31
|
$8.56
CFA5,250
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
|
$2.01
CFA1,233
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.80
|
$3.04
CFA1,865
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.94
CFA575
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.57
CFA350
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.43
CFA264
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$0.59
CFA361
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$0.80
CFA490
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.53
CFA326
|
|
pay 34.0% less for transportation
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.27
|
$4.14
CFA2,539
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.08
CFA9,251
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.22
CFA5,653
|
|
pay 74.7% less for housing
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$130.00
|
$37.38
CFA22,921
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,333.33
|
$419.03
CFA256,965
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,066.67
|
$173.90
CFA106,640
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$312.25
|
$76.90
CFA47,161
|
|
pay 8.9% less for childcare
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$500.00
|
$72.63
CFA44,541
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,200.00
|
$15,441.40
CFA9,469,355
|
|
pay 72.0% less for entertainment and sports
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$1.17
CFA720
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.81
|
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.00
|
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$81.67
|
$29.33
CFA17,988
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$2.10
CFA1,285
|
|
pay 66.0% less for clothing
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
|
$13.41
CFA8,223
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.00
|
$29.33
CFA17,988
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.00
|
$33.52
CFA20,557
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
|
$50.28
CFA30,836
|
|
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