Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 20.0% more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 6.1% less for restaurants
Uganda
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.54
UGX9,600
|
$0.84
F CFA510
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.79
UGX25,672
|
$2.18
F CFA1,327
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
UGX1,368
|
$0.63
F CFA383
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
UGX1,389
|
$0.50
F CFA306
|
|
pay 49.1% more for groceries
Uganda
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
UGX4,002
|
$1.06
F CFA646
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.31
UGX8,738
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.65
UGX10,038
|
$8.56
F CFA5,215
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
UGX4,893
|
$2.01
F CFA1,225
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
UGX9,091
|
$3.04
F CFA1,852
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
UGX4,121
|
$0.94
F CFA571
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,575
|
$0.57
F CFA347
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UGX2,466
|
$0.43
F CFA262
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,585
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,406
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,418
|
$0.53
F CFA324
|
|
pay 15.6% more for transportation
Uganda
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
UGX18,450
|
$4.14
F CFA2,522
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX156,632
|
$15.08
F CFA9,189
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,692.95
UGX29,096,637
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
UGX15,465
|
$9.22
F CFA5,616
|
|
pay 40.5% more for housing
Uganda
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.58
UGX278,284
|
$37.38
F CFA22,768
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$231.00
UGX873,687
|
$419.03
F CFA255,251
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.34
UGX451,370
|
$173.90
F CFA105,929
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.76
UGX157,930
|
$76.90
F CFA46,846
|
|
pay 91.0% more for childcare
Uganda
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.04
UGX393,522
|
$72.63
F CFA44,244
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX18,705,622
|
$15,441.40
F CFA9,406,199
|
|
pay 22.4% less for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
UGX3,368
|
$1.17
F CFA715
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
UGX7,739
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
UGX8,332
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.76
UGX203,341
|
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
UGX18,190
|
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
|
pay 27.4% less for clothing
Uganda
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.98
UGX64,226
|
$13.41
F CFA8,168
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.84
UGX109,074
|
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.43
UGX292,846
|
$33.52
F CFA20,420
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.70
UGX286,317
|
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
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