Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 2.1 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA772
|
$15.56
€14.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,629
|
$8.31
€7.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA480
|
$1.68
€1.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA334
|
$1.03
€0.99
|
|
pay 18.7% more for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Cyprus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA450
|
$1.77
€1.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
$6.32
€6.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,769
|
$6.39
€6.13
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,802
|
$3.86
€3.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,600
|
$3.79
€3.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA933
|
$1.18
€1.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA313
|
$0.84
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA260
|
$0.92
€0.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA657
|
$1.25
€1.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA752
|
$0.59
€0.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA386
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
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pay 14.5% more for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA3,047
|
$5.54
€5.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$42.87
€41.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,716.67
€25,644.72
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$20.31
€19.50
|
|
pay 72.4% more for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Cyprus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA28,239
|
$33.66
€32.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA257,190
|
$862.00
€827.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA180,033
|
$707.00
€678.63
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA56,118
|
$139.26
€133.68
|
|
pay 94.8% more for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA77,157
|
$417.93
€401.16
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,477,657
|
$7,282.83
€6,990.62
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA720
|
$3.45
€3.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
$3.61
€3.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
$4.90
€4.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA36,007
|
$59.44
€57.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
$10.85
€10.42
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Cyprus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$81.33
€78.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$46.86
€44.98
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$112.61
€108.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$107.65
€103.33
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