Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 3.7 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 6.7 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA771
|
$18.85
€18.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,624
|
$12.97
€12.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA480
|
$3.11
€2.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA334
|
$2.98
€2.86
|
|
pay 61.9% more for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA450
|
$3.15
€3.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$9.88
€9.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,762
|
$4.86
€4.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,800
|
$4.25
€4.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,593
|
$7.68
€7.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA932
|
$1.19
€1.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA313
|
$0.80
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA259
|
$1.18
€1.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA656
|
$1.72
€1.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA752
|
$0.99
€0.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA386
|
$0.96
€0.92
|
|
pay 31.5% more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA3,044
|
$6.37
€6.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,949.84
€25,838.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$34.01
€32.61
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA28,207
|
$54.60
€52.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA256,894
|
$1,768.97
€1,696.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA179,826
|
$1,639.77
€1,572.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA56,053
|
$211.55
€202.83
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA77,068
|
$1,523.51
€1,460.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,466,752
|
$15,004.68
€14,386.09
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA719
|
$5.20
€4.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
$4.33
€4.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
$6.16
€5.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA35,965
|
$33.59
€32.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$13.93
€13.36
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$81.75
€78.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$41.83
€40.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$96.18
€92.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$127.67
€122.41
|
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