Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 0.9% more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA772
|
$8.27
KZT4,128.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,629
|
$6.04
KZT3,014.04
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA480
|
$0.91
KZT454.97
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA334
|
$0.49
KZT246.02
|
|
pay 29.5% less for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Kazakhstan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA450
|
$0.40
KZT197.41
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
$4.54
KZT2,264.46
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,769
|
$4.05
KZT2,022.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,802
|
$1.52
KZT760.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,600
|
$2.08
KZT1,040.11
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA933
|
$0.58
KZT292.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA313
|
$0.83
KZT412.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA260
|
$0.86
KZT427.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA657
|
$0.82
KZT411.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA752
|
$0.23
KZT113.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA386
|
$0.20
KZT99.79
|
|
pay 61.9% less for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Kazakhstan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA3,047
|
$1.84
KZT919.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$14.74
KZT7,358.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,631.50
KZT10,797,998.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.53
KZT2,762.03
|
|
pay 40.5% less for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Kazakhstan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA28,239
|
$11.58
KZT5,779.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA257,190
|
$345.54
KZT172,483.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA180,033
|
$248.07
KZT123,831.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA56,118
|
$36.43
KZT18,186.39
|
|
pay 2.2% more for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA77,157
|
$204.89
KZT102,278.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,477,657
|
$5,596.30
KZT2,793,559.38
|
|
pay 7.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA720
|
$1.19
KZT595.66
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
$1.97
KZT983.76
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
$1.93
KZT965.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA36,007
|
$37.19
KZT18,562.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
$4.46
KZT2,227.77
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Kazakhstan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$70.88
KZT35,382.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$43.23
KZT21,580.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$97.08
KZT48,460.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$80.68
KZT40,274.07
|
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