Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 59.9% more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 98.4% more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA772
|
$5.50
MVR85.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,629
|
$9.71
MVR150.10
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA480
|
$1.21
MVR18.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA334
|
$0.28
MVR4.38
|
|
pay 48.9% more for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Maldives
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA450
|
$1.54
MVR23.77
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
$5.65
MVR87.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,769
|
$6.78
MVR104.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,802
|
$1.65
MVR25.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,600
|
$2.47
MVR38.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA933
|
$2.00
MVR30.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA313
|
$1.70
MVR26.33
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA260
|
$1.74
MVR26.95
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA657
|
$1.61
MVR24.96
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA752
|
$0.62
MVR9.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA386
|
$0.54
MVR8.30
|
|
pay 26.5% less for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA3,047
|
$3.56
MVR55.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.65
MVR350.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$38,834.95
MVR600,388.35
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$17.48
MVR270.17
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Maldives
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA28,239
|
$65.94
MVR1,019.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA257,190
|
$1,098.53
MVR16,983.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA180,033
|
$829.29
MVR12,820.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA56,118
|
$94.04
MVR1,453.88
|
|
pay 19.0% less for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA77,157
|
$172.53
MVR2,667.35
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,477,657
|
$3,198.06
MVR49,441.98
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA720
|
$4.69
MVR72.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
$3.24
MVR50.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
$7.12
MVR110.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA36,007
|
$71.60
MVR1,106.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
$8.58
MVR132.59
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Maldives
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$55.89
MVR864.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$58.79
MVR908.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$101.13
MVR1,563.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$80.91
MVR1,250.81
|
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