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
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA762
|
$18.85
€17.87
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,574
|
$12.97
€12.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA474
|
$3.11
€2.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA330
|
$2.98
€2.83
|
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pay 61.9% more for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA445
|
$3.15
€2.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
$9.88
€9.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,699
|
$4.86
€4.61
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,780
|
$4.25
€4.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,532
|
$7.68
€7.29
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA922
|
$1.19
€1.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA309
|
$0.80
€0.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA256
|
$1.18
€1.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA649
|
$1.72
€1.63
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA743
|
$0.99
€0.94
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA382
|
$0.96
€0.91
|
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pay 31.5% more for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA3,011
|
$6.37
€6.04
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,949.84
€25,558.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$34.01
€32.25
|
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pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA27,901
|
$54.60
€51.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA254,105
|
$1,768.97
€1,677.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA177,873
|
$1,639.77
€1,555.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA55,445
|
$211.55
€200.62
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA76,231
|
$1,523.51
€1,444.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,363,955
|
$15,004.68
€14,229.87
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA711
|
$5.20
€4.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
$4.33
€4.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
$6.16
€5.84
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA35,575
|
$33.59
€31.86
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
$13.93
€13.21
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$81.75
€77.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$41.83
€39.67
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$96.18
€91.22
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$127.67
€121.08
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