Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 8.6% more expensive than Hungary.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 40.6% less for restaurants
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Hungary
|
Burkina Faso
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.96
HUF3,556.65
|
$1.23
F CFA771
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
HUF2,948.43
|
$7.35
F CFA4,624
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
HUF479.49
|
$0.76
F CFA480
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
HUF340.73
|
$0.53
F CFA334
|
|
pay 60.6% more for groceries
|
Hungary
|
Burkina Faso
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
HUF552.70
|
$0.71
F CFA450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.38
HUF1,737.52
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.84
HUF1,525.69
|
$9.16
F CFA5,762
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
HUF1,035.49
|
$2.86
F CFA1,800
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
HUF906.18
|
$8.89
F CFA5,593
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
HUF263.62
|
$1.48
F CFA932
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
HUF293.76
|
$0.50
F CFA313
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
HUF289.55
|
$0.41
F CFA259
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
HUF495.52
|
$1.04
F CFA656
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
HUF193.54
|
$1.20
F CFA752
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
HUF211.94
|
$0.61
F CFA386
|
|
pay 19.8% less for transportation
|
Hungary
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.03
HUF2,394.76
|
$4.84
F CFA3,044
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.52
HUF8,145.64
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,367.29
HUF10,069,290.72
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
HUF4,656.41
|
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pay 34.4% more for housing
|
Hungary
|
Burkina Faso
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.11
HUF6,792.24
|
$44.85
F CFA28,207
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.63
HUF166,170.56
|
$408.47
F CFA256,894
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$319.78
HUF126,932.11
|
$285.93
F CFA179,826
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.62
HUF39,941.22
|
$89.13
F CFA56,053
|
|
pay 26.6% more for childcare
|
Hungary
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.87
HUF107,519.08
|
$122.54
F CFA77,068
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,237.70
HUF2,872,932.24
|
$15,052.55
F CFA9,466,752
|
|
pay 9.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hungary
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
HUF622.58
|
$1.14
F CFA719
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
HUF732.58
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.59
HUF2,217.40
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.16
HUF17,131.97
|
$57.19
F CFA35,965
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.33
HUF2,513.54
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Hungary
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.42
HUF25,968.52
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.23
HUF10,807.65
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.04
HUF26,212.87
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.21
HUF30,648.13
|
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