Cost of living comparison

 Burkina Faso
compared to
 Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands vs. Burkina Faso Cost of Living Summary

Northern Mariana Islands is 85.7% more expensive than Burkina Faso overall.

Restaurants
pay 3.0 times more in Northern Mariana Islands
Groceries
pay 2.5 times more in Northern Mariana Islands
Transportation
pay 9.8% more in Northern Mariana Islands
Housing
pay 82.4% more in Northern Mariana Islands
Childcare
pay 60.1% less in Northern Mariana Islands
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.4 times more in Northern Mariana Islands

The cost of restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation in Northern Mariana Islands are more expensive than in Burkina Faso. Notably, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Northern Mariana Islands.

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Burkina Faso Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Northern Mariana Islands instead of Burkina Faso, you would:

pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

 
Burkina Faso
Northern Mariana Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.23
F CFA705
$8.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.35
F CFA4,230
$12.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.76
F CFA439
$1.50
 

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

 
Burkina Faso
Northern Mariana Islands
Bread
1 loaf
$0.71
F CFA411
$3.33
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.17
F CFA4,701
??
Milk (1 gallon) $9.16
F CFA5,271
$8.44
 

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pay 9.8% more for transportation

 
Burkina Faso
Northern Mariana Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.84
F CFA2,785
$5.32
 
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $36,999.00
 

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pay 82.4% more for housing

 
Burkina Faso
Northern Mariana Islands
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$44.85
F CFA25,806
$60.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $408.47
F CFA235,025
$625.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $285.93
F CFA164,518
$450.00
 

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pay 60.1% less for childcare

 
Burkina Faso
Northern Mariana Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $122.54
F CFA70,508
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,052.55
F CFA8,660,868
$6,000.00
 

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Burkina Faso
Northern Mariana Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.14
F CFA658
$5.50
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.63
F CFA940
$4.83
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.63
F CFA940
??

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Burkina Faso
Northern Mariana Islands
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $30.00
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $40.00
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $70.00
 

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025
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