Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 21.8% more expensive than Maldives.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 12.9% less for restaurants
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Maldives
|
Burkina Faso
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR85.00
|
$1.23
F CFA762
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.71
MVR150.00
|
$7.35
F CFA4,574
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MVR18.75
|
$0.76
F CFA474
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
MVR4.38
|
$0.53
F CFA330
|
|
pay 23.3% more for groceries
|
Maldives
|
Burkina Faso
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
MVR23.75
|
$0.71
F CFA445
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
MVR87.33
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
MVR104.81
|
$9.16
F CFA5,699
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
MVR25.50
|
$2.86
F CFA1,780
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.47
MVR38.19
|
$8.89
F CFA5,532
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
MVR30.90
|
$1.48
F CFA922
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.70
MVR26.31
|
$0.50
F CFA309
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
MVR26.93
|
$0.41
F CFA256
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
MVR24.95
|
$1.04
F CFA649
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
MVR9.66
|
$1.20
F CFA743
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
MVR8.29
|
$0.61
F CFA382
|
|
pay 36.1% more for transportation
|
Maldives
|
Burkina Faso
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.56
MVR54.96
|
$4.84
F CFA3,011
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.65
MVR350.00
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,834.95
MVR600,000.00
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.48
MVR270.00
|
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pay 41.4% less for housing
|
Maldives
|
Burkina Faso
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.94
MVR1,018.75
|
$44.85
F CFA27,901
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,098.53
MVR16,972.22
|
$408.47
F CFA254,105
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$829.29
MVR12,812.50
|
$285.93
F CFA177,873
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.04
MVR1,452.94
|
$89.13
F CFA55,445
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Maldives
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.53
MVR2,665.63
|
$122.54
F CFA76,231
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,198.06
MVR49,410.00
|
$15,052.55
F CFA9,363,955
|
|
pay 45.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Maldives
|
Burkina Faso
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.69
MVR72.50
|
$1.14
F CFA711
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
MVR50.00
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR110.00
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.60
MVR1,106.25
|
$57.19
F CFA35,575
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.58
MVR132.50
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Maldives
|
Burkina Faso
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
MVR863.50
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.79
MVR908.33
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.13
MVR1,562.50
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.91
MVR1,250.00
|
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