Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 65.0% more expensive than Kuwait.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Kuwait, you would:
pay 4.6% less for restaurants
|
Kuwait
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.72
KWD2.380
|
$1.23
F CFA771
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.66
KWD2.360
|
$7.35
F CFA4,624
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
KWD0.170
|
$0.76
F CFA480
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
KWD0.120
|
$0.53
F CFA334
|
|
pay 74.8% more for groceries
|
Kuwait
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
KWD0.310
|
$0.71
F CFA450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.23
KWD0.690
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
KWD1.610
|
$9.16
F CFA5,762
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
KWD0.730
|
$2.86
F CFA1,800
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
KWD0.820
|
$8.89
F CFA5,593
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
KWD0.300
|
$1.48
F CFA932
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
$0.50
F CFA313
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
KWD0.200
|
$0.41
F CFA259
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
KWD0.190
|
$1.04
F CFA656
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
KWD0.140
|
$1.20
F CFA752
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
KWD0.130
|
$0.61
F CFA386
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
|
Kuwait
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.25
KWD0.390
|
$4.84
F CFA3,044
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.77
KWD15.010
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,067.40
KWD6,176.490
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.53
KWD8.470
|
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pay 25.5% more for housing
|
Kuwait
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.39
KWD7.510
|
$44.85
F CFA28,207
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$767.09
KWD236.100
|
$408.47
F CFA256,894
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$636.14
KWD195.800
|
$285.93
F CFA179,826
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.50
KWD12.460
|
$89.13
F CFA56,053
|
|
pay 48.5% more for childcare
|
Kuwait
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$345.62
KWD106.380
|
$122.54
F CFA77,068
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,757.77
KWD1,772.170
|
$15,052.55
F CFA9,466,752
|
|
pay 40.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
$1.14
F CFA719
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.77
KWD1.470
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.04
KWD0.940
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$89.30
KWD27.490
|
$57.19
F CFA35,965
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.81
KWD3.330
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Kuwait
|
Burkina Faso
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.88
KWD12.580
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.73
KWD14.380
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.98
KWD27.690
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.70
KWD26.070
|
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