Cost of living comparison
Isle of Man is 4.4 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Isle of Man instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 10.0 times more for restaurants
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Burkina Faso
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Isle of Man
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA501
|
$23.96
£18.49
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,304
|
$8.64
£6.67
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA468
|
$2.15
£1.66
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA251
|
$1.72
£1.32
|
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pay 43.0% more for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Isle of Man
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA538
|
$1.66
£1.28
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.06
£2.36
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,588
|
$5.87
£4.53
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,534
|
$2.96
£2.29
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.48
£2.68
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA485
|
$1.03
£0.79
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA304
|
$0.64
£0.50
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA259
|
$1.00
£0.77
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA412
|
$1.67
£1.29
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA824
|
$0.51
£0.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA350
|
$0.82
£0.63
|
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pay 3.7 times more for transportation
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Burkina Faso
|
Isle of Man
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,780
|
$7.63
£5.89
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA3,008
|
$40.36
£31.14
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,530.42
£24,327.14
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,322
|
$16.65
£12.84
|
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pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Isle of Man
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA25,018
|
$60.75
£46.87
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA250,677
|
$1,127.21
£869.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA125,339
|
$938.03
£723.73
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA42,173
|
$130.63
£100.79
|
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pay 4.7 times more for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Isle of Man
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA75,203
|
$1,008.97
£778.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,237,656
|
$18,077.44
£13,947.56
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Isle of Man
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA702
|
$4.79
£3.70
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA752
|
$4.18
£3.22
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA1,003
|
$15.13
£11.68
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA25,068
|
$43.72
£33.73
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,014
|
$11.35
£8.76
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Isle of Man
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$52.97
£40.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$34.05
£26.27
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$64.95
£50.11
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$68.53
£52.87
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