Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 17.5% cheaper than Cyprus.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 51.7% less for restaurants
|
Cyprus
|
Burkina Faso
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.56
€14.76
|
$1.23
F CFA762
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.31
€7.88
|
$7.35
F CFA4,574
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
€1.59
|
$0.76
F CFA474
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
€0.98
|
$0.53
F CFA330
|
|
pay 13.4% more for groceries
|
Cyprus
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.68
|
$0.71
F CFA445
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.32
€5.99
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.39
€6.06
|
$9.16
F CFA5,699
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
€3.66
|
$2.86
F CFA1,780
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
€3.59
|
$8.89
F CFA5,532
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.12
|
$1.48
F CFA922
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.80
|
$0.50
F CFA309
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.88
|
$0.41
F CFA256
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.19
|
$1.04
F CFA649
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.56
|
$1.20
F CFA743
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$0.61
F CFA382
|
|
pay 12.6% less for transportation
|
Cyprus
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.54
€5.25
|
$4.84
F CFA3,011
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€40.66
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,716.67
€25,337.08
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.31
€19.26
|
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pay 28.8% less for housing
|
Cyprus
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.66
€31.93
|
$44.85
F CFA27,901
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$862.00
€817.49
|
$408.47
F CFA254,105
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$707.00
€670.49
|
$285.93
F CFA177,873
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.26
€132.07
|
$89.13
F CFA55,445
|
|
pay 18.0% more for childcare
|
Cyprus
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$417.93
€396.35
|
$122.54
F CFA76,231
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,282.83
€6,906.76
|
$15,052.55
F CFA9,363,955
|
|
pay 43.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cyprus
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.45
€3.28
|
$1.14
F CFA711
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.61
€3.43
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.90
€4.65
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.44
€56.37
|
$57.19
F CFA35,575
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.85
€10.29
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Cyprus
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.33
€77.13
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.86
€44.44
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.61
€106.79
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.65
€102.09
|
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