Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 35.6% more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 24.6% less for restaurants
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Moldova
|
Burkina Faso
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.37
MDL115.19
|
$1.23
F CFA762
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.65
MDL120.19
|
$7.35
F CFA4,574
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
MDL16.04
|
$0.76
F CFA474
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
MDL11.17
|
$0.53
F CFA330
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Moldova
|
Burkina Faso
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MDL8.15
|
$0.71
F CFA445
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
MDL85.44
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.55
MDL82.30
|
$9.16
F CFA5,699
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
MDL34.51
|
$2.86
F CFA1,780
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.35
MDL42.49
|
$8.89
F CFA5,532
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.36
MDL6.45
|
$1.48
F CFA922
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
MDL14.47
|
$0.50
F CFA309
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
MDL13.52
|
$0.41
F CFA256
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
MDL15.54
|
$1.04
F CFA649
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.45
|
$1.20
F CFA743
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.46
|
$0.61
F CFA382
|
|
pay 3.1% less for transportation
|
Moldova
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
MDL90.24
|
$4.84
F CFA3,011
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.97
MDL234.38
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,774.44
MDL465,749.21
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.49
MDL81.13
|
?? | |
pay 62.8% more for housing
|
Moldova
|
Burkina Faso
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.34
MDL186.87
|
$44.85
F CFA27,901
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$453.48
MDL8,194.40
|
$408.47
F CFA254,105
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.54
MDL6,876.36
|
$285.93
F CFA177,873
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$170.43
MDL3,079.73
|
$89.13
F CFA55,445
|
|
pay 60.1% more for childcare
|
Moldova
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$368.94
MDL6,666.91
|
$122.54
F CFA76,231
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,247.42
MDL94,821.89
|
$15,052.55
F CFA9,363,955
|
|
pay 8.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moldova
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
MDL22.54
|
$1.14
F CFA711
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.42
MDL25.64
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.77
MDL50.08
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.20
MDL762.58
|
$57.19
F CFA35,575
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
MDL105.17
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Moldova
|
Burkina Faso
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.93
MDL1,137.12
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
MDL876.41
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.60
MDL1,709.42
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.56
MDL2,250.84
|
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