Cost of living comparison
Comoros is 70.2% more expensive than Burkina Faso.
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 CFA772
|
$1.61
KMF755
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,629
|
$7.62
KMF3,579
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA480
|
$1.55
KMF727
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA334
|
$1.13
KMF529
|
|
pay 15.9% more for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA450
|
$0.61
KMF286
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
$5.14
KMF2,413
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,769
|
$15.61
KMF7,329
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,802
|
$4.80
KMF2,254
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,600
|
$2.65
KMF1,244
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA933
|
$2.43
KMF1,142
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA313
|
$0.21
KMF100
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA260
|
$0.24
KMF114
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA657
|
$1.79
KMF840
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA752
|
$1.46
KMF688
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA386
|
$1.22
KMF572
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA3,047
|
$10.91
KMF5,126
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.95
KMF14,534
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$18,241.41
KMF8,567,080
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.20
KMF3,850
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA28,239
|
$155.86
KMF73,202
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA257,190
|
$696.65
KMF327,180
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA180,033
|
$578.75
KMF271,811
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA56,118
|
$81.96
KMF38,492
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA77,157
|
$381.55
KMF179,194
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,477,657
|
$13,464.56
KMF6,323,633
|
|
pay 13.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA720
|
$1.57
KMF737
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
$2.98
KMF1,402
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
$1.88
KMF881
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA36,007
|
$32.92
KMF15,462
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
$6.23
KMF2,924
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Comoros
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$57.88
KMF27,181
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$57.88
KMF27,181
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$105.03
KMF49,329
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$81.45
KMF38,255
|
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