Cost of living comparison
Saint Kitts and Nevis is 4.0 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Saint Kitts and Nevis instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 10.4 times more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA501
|
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,304
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA468
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA251
|
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
|
pay 81.3% more for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA538
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,588
|
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,534
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA485
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA304
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA259
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA412
|
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA824
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA350
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,780
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA3,008
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,322
|
?? |
pay 39.8% more for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA25,018
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA250,677
|
$700.00
EC$1,891.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA125,339
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA42,173
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA75,203
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,237,656
|
?? |
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA702
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA752
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA1,003
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA25,068
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,014
|
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? | ?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? | ?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? | ?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? | ?? |
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