Cost of living comparison
Malta is 3.1 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Malta instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 7.5 times more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA501
|
$15.69
€14.53
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,304
|
$9.54
€8.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA468
|
$2.17
€2.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA251
|
$1.56
€1.44
|
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pay 43.9% more for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA538
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.45
€4.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,588
|
$4.41
€4.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,534
|
$3.04
€2.82
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.80
€3.52
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA485
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA304
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA259
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA412
|
$1.31
€1.21
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA824
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA350
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
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pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,780
|
$5.50
€5.09
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA3,008
|
$24.16
€22.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,882.44
€23,963.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,322
|
$28.28
€26.18
|
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pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA25,018
|
$33.50
€31.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA250,677
|
$934.95
€865.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA125,339
|
$777.27
€719.65
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA42,173
|
$81.34
€75.31
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA75,203
|
$578.94
€536.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,237,656
|
$8,806.22
€8,153.45
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA702
|
$3.56
€3.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA752
|
$2.50
€2.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA1,003
|
$5.96
€5.52
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA25,068
|
$55.37
€51.26
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,014
|
$10.33
€9.56
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Malta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$89.42
€82.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$39.06
€36.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$86.34
€79.94
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$103.92
€96.22
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