Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 2.5% cheaper than Lithuania.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 53.5% less for restaurants
|
Lithuania
|
Burkina Faso
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
€11.36
|
$1.23
F CFA771
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
€6.64
|
$7.35
F CFA4,624
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€2.00
|
$0.76
F CFA480
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.54
|
$0.53
F CFA334
|
|
pay 56.4% more for groceries
|
Lithuania
|
Burkina Faso
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
€1.55
|
$0.71
F CFA450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.79
€5.56
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.90
|
$9.16
F CFA5,762
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
€2.56
|
$2.86
F CFA1,800
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
€2.93
|
$8.89
F CFA5,593
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.52
|
$1.48
F CFA932
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.71
|
$0.50
F CFA313
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.69
|
$0.41
F CFA259
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
€1.37
|
$1.04
F CFA656
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.34
|
$1.20
F CFA752
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.40
|
$0.61
F CFA386
|
|
pay 19.4% less for transportation
|
Lithuania
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.75
|
$4.84
F CFA3,044
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.98
€28.74
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,162.76
€33,713.11
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.62
€10.18
|
?? | |
pay 32.4% more for housing
|
Lithuania
|
Burkina Faso
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.64
€14.03
|
$44.85
F CFA28,207
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$507.54
€486.61
|
$408.47
F CFA256,894
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$347.76
€333.42
|
$285.93
F CFA179,826
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.97
€140.92
|
$89.13
F CFA56,053
|
|
pay 0.9% less for childcare
|
Lithuania
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$477.03
€457.37
|
$122.54
F CFA77,068
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,723.77
€8,364.12
|
$15,052.55
F CFA9,466,752
|
|
pay 30.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lithuania
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.62
|
$1.14
F CFA719
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
€2.77
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.16
€4.94
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.43
€39.72
|
$57.19
F CFA35,965
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.20
€7.87
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Lithuania
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.52
€90.63
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.49
€35.95
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.84
€85.17
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.41
€135.58
|
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