Cost of living comparison
Croatia is 2.5 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Croatia instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 6.0 times more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA501
|
$10.48
HRK73.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,304
|
$7.54
HRK52.60
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA468
|
$2.57
HRK17.91
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA251
|
$1.83
HRK12.79
|
|
pay 10.8% more for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Croatia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA538
|
$1.29
HRK8.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.28
HRK36.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,588
|
$4.39
HRK30.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,534
|
$3.17
HRK22.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.42
HRK30.84
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA485
|
$0.65
HRK4.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA304
|
$0.70
HRK4.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA259
|
$0.77
HRK5.35
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA412
|
$1.03
HRK7.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA824
|
$0.48
HRK3.33
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA350
|
$0.52
HRK3.62
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,780
|
$6.31
HRK44.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA3,008
|
$43.04
HRK300.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,849.65
HRK229,253.75
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,322
|
$11.47
HRK80.03
|
|
pay 40.2% more for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Croatia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA25,018
|
$27.24
HRK190.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA250,677
|
$479.21
HRK3,344.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA125,339
|
$389.58
HRK2,718.85
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA42,173
|
$131.94
HRK920.80
|
|
pay 10.4% more for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA75,203
|
$202.63
HRK1,414.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,237,656
|
$8,698.19
HRK60,703.65
|
|
pay 81.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Croatia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA702
|
$2.99
HRK20.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA752
|
$2.04
HRK14.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA1,003
|
$5.06
HRK35.30
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA25,068
|
$40.30
HRK281.22
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,014
|
$6.58
HRK45.92
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Croatia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$83.54
HRK583.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$38.69
HRK270.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$88.55
HRK617.96
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$92.61
HRK646.33
|
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