Cost of living comparison
Comoros is 70.2% more expensive than Burkina Faso overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 62.5% more in Comoros
- Groceries
-
pay 15.9% more in Comoros
- Transportation
-
pay 2.3 times more in Comoros
- Housing
-
pay 2.0 times more in Comoros
- Childcare
-
pay 2.0 times more in Comoros
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 13.7% more in Comoros
The cost of transportation, housing, childcare, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Comoros are more expensive than in Burkina Faso. Notably, transportation, housing, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Comoros.
If you lived in Comoros instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 62.5% more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA739
|
$1.61
KMF734
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,435
|
$7.62
KMF3,479
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA460
|
$1.55
KMF707
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA320
|
$1.13
KMF514
|
|
pay 15.9% more for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA431
|
$0.61
KMF278
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA4,927
|
$5.14
KMF2,345
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,526
|
$15.61
KMF7,124
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,726
|
$4.80
KMF2,191
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,364
|
$2.65
KMF1,209
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA894
|
$2.43
KMF1,110
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA300
|
$0.21
KMF98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$0.24
KMF111
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA630
|
$1.79
KMF817
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA721
|
$1.46
KMF669
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA370
|
$1.22
KMF556
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA2,919
|
$10.91
KMF4,982
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.95
KMF14,127
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$18,241.41
KMF8,327,209
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.20
KMF3,742
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA27,052
|
$155.86
KMF71,152
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA246,371
|
$696.65
KMF318,019
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA172,460
|
$578.75
KMF264,201
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA53,757
|
$81.96
KMF37,414
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA73,911
|
$381.55
KMF174,177
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,078,960
|
$13,464.56
KMF6,146,576
|
|
pay 13.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA690
|
$1.57
KMF717
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA985
|
$2.98
KMF1,363
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA985
|
$1.88
KMF856
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA34,492
|
$32.92
KMF15,029
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA4,927
|
$6.23
KMF2,843
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$57.88
KMF26,420
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$57.88
KMF26,420
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$105.03
KMF47,948
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$81.45
KMF37,184
|
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