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Burkina Faso vs. Cook Islands Cost of Living Summary

Burkina Faso is 2.5 times more expensive than Cook Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 61.1% less in Burkina Faso
Groceries: pay 8.8% less in Burkina Faso
Transportation: pay 28.8% less in Burkina Faso
Housing: pay 50.4% more in Burkina Faso
Childcare: pay 10.5 times more in Burkina Faso
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.2% less in Burkina Faso

The cost of childcare and housing in Burkina Faso are more expensive than in Cook Islands. Expenses including restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Burkina Faso. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Burkina Faso.

Burkina Faso vs. Cook Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 61.1% less for restaurants

	Cook Islands	Burkina Faso
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.96 NZ$15.63	$1.23 F CFA766	-86.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.21 NZ$14.32	$7.35 F CFA4,597	-10.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.84 NZ$4.95	$0.76 F CFA477	-73.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.09 NZ$3.65	$0.53 F CFA332	-74.6%
Average			-61.1%

Cook Islands vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.8% less for groceries

	Cook Islands	Burkina Faso
Bread 1 loaf	$3.22 NZ$5.61	$0.71 F CFA447	-77.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.15 NZ$8.99	$8.17 F CFA5,108	+58.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.63 NZ$13.31	$9.16 F CFA5,728	+20.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.76 NZ$10.05	$2.86 F CFA1,789	-50.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52 NZ$6.14	$8.89 F CFA5,560	+152.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 NZ$2.35	$1.48 F CFA927	+10.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.08 NZ$1.89	$0.50 F CFA311	-54.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 NZ$2.82	$0.41 F CFA258	-74.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.84 NZ$4.96	$1.04 F CFA653	-63.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.08 NZ$1.89	$1.20 F CFA747	+10.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.85 NZ$1.49	$0.61 F CFA384	-28.1%
Average			-8.8%

Cook Islands vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.8% less for transportation

	Cook Islands	Burkina Faso
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.85	$4.84 F CFA3,026	-28.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,944.29 NZ$20,836.10	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$212.01 NZ$369.84	??
Average			-28.8%

Cook Islands vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of transportation

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pay 50.4% more for housing

	Cook Islands	Burkina Faso
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$104.21 NZ$181.79	$44.85 F CFA28,042	-57.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$155.28 NZ$270.87	$408.47 F CFA255,388	+163.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$155.28 NZ$270.87	$285.93 F CFA178,772	+84.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.92 NZ$139.42	$89.13 F CFA55,725	+11.5%
Average			+50.4%

Cook Islands vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of housing

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pay 10.5 times more for childcare

	Cook Islands	Burkina Faso
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$122.54 F CFA76,617
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,433.32 NZ$2,500.33	$15,052.55 F CFA9,411,259	+950.2%
Average			+950.2%

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pay 15.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Cook Islands	Burkina Faso
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.23 NZ$9.12	$1.14 F CFA715	-78.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.83 NZ$6.68	$1.63 F CFA1,022	-57.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.93 NZ$26.05	$1.63 F CFA1,022	-89.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.88 NZ$43.41	$57.19 F CFA35,754	+129.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.87 NZ$11.98	$8.17 F CFA5,108	+19.0%
Average			-15.2%

Cook Islands vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Cook Islands	Burkina Faso
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.89 NZ$116.68	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.46 NZ$128.14	??

Cook Islands vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of clothing

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