Cost of living comparison
New Zealand is 2.8 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 4.7 times more for restaurants
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Burkina Faso
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New Zealand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA772
|
$13.47
NZ$23.09
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,629
|
$8.81
NZ$15.10
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA480
|
$2.16
NZ$3.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA334
|
$1.94
NZ$3.33
|
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pay 51.7% more for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
New Zealand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA450
|
$1.86
NZ$3.20
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
$3.77
NZ$6.46
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,769
|
$6.55
NZ$11.22
|
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|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,802
|
$5.92
NZ$10.16
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,600
|
$4.25
NZ$7.28
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA933
|
$1.15
NZ$1.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA313
|
$1.04
NZ$1.78
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA260
|
$1.31
NZ$2.24
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA657
|
$2.31
NZ$3.96
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA752
|
$0.90
NZ$1.54
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA386
|
$0.83
NZ$1.42
|
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pay 29.4% more for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
New Zealand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA3,047
|
$6.26
NZ$10.73
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$69.15
NZ$118.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,735.85
NZ$42,395.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$17.90
NZ$30.68
|
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pay 86.7% more for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
New Zealand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA28,239
|
$51.16
NZ$87.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA257,190
|
$1,007.66
NZ$1,727.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA180,033
|
$809.64
NZ$1,387.67
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA56,118
|
$91.68
NZ$157.13
|
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pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
New Zealand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA77,157
|
$611.89
NZ$1,048.74
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,477,657
|
$10,661.07
NZ$18,272.48
|
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pay 4.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
New Zealand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA720
|
$6.10
NZ$10.45
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
$3.30
NZ$5.66
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
$22.88
NZ$39.21
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA36,007
|
$38.53
NZ$66.04
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
$10.92
NZ$18.71
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
New Zealand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$65.31
NZ$111.93
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$40.78
NZ$69.90
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$93.71
NZ$160.61
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$121.74
NZ$208.66
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