Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 53.8% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 64.8% less for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$69.14
|
$0.83
F CFA499
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$45.09
|
$2.15
F CFA1,297
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.43
|
$0.77
F CFA466
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.80
|
$0.41
F CFA249
|
|
pay 44.6% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.94
|
$0.89
F CFA535
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$111.62
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.97
|
$9.20
F CFA5,560
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.33
|
$2.53
F CFA1,526
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$35.09
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.17
|
$0.80
F CFA483
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.06
|
$0.50
F CFA303
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.71
|
$0.43
F CFA258
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.49
|
$0.68
F CFA410
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.48
|
$1.36
F CFA820
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.36
|
$0.58
F CFA348
|
|
pay 51.0% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.16
|
$4.58
F CFA2,766
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$501.01
|
$4.95
F CFA2,993
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$260,326.05
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$107.22
|
$13.70
F CFA8,280
|
|
pay 36.8% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$172.30
|
$41.19
F CFA24,889
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,175.02
|
$412.75
F CFA249,387
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,639.18
|
$206.38
F CFA124,693
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,533.50
|
$69.44
F CFA41,956
|
|
pay 58.2% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,269.76
|
$123.83
F CFA74,816
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$169,191.89
|
$15,210.19
F CFA9,190,100
|
|
pay 67.3% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$60.12
|
$1.16
F CFA698
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.53
|
$1.24
F CFA748
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$100.20
|
$1.65
F CFA998
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$675.01
|
$41.28
F CFA24,939
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$100.20
|
$8.26
F CFA4,988
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$596.17
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$321.96
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$715.02
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,056.43
|
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