Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 35.2% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 71.2% less for restaurants
|
Netherlands
|
Burkina Faso
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.74
€17.77
|
$1.23
F CFA762
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.22
€11.59
|
$7.35
F CFA4,574
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.94
€2.79
|
$0.76
F CFA474
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
€2.21
|
$0.53
F CFA330
|
|
pay 1.1% more for groceries
|
Netherlands
|
Burkina Faso
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.70
|
$0.71
F CFA445
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.88
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€4.18
|
$9.16
F CFA5,699
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.42
€4.19
|
$2.86
F CFA1,780
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.89
€6.53
|
$8.89
F CFA5,532
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.82
|
$1.48
F CFA922
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.00
|
$0.50
F CFA309
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.77
|
$0.41
F CFA256
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.56
|
$1.04
F CFA649
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$1.20
F CFA743
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$0.61
F CFA382
|
|
pay 37.9% less for transportation
|
Netherlands
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.80
€7.39
|
$4.84
F CFA3,011
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$95.88
€90.93
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,938.58
€30,289.33
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.75
€21.57
|
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pay 47.4% less for housing
|
Netherlands
|
Burkina Faso
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.11
€40.89
|
$44.85
F CFA27,901
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,289.16
€1,222.59
|
$408.47
F CFA254,105
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,051.87
€997.55
|
$285.93
F CFA177,873
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.76
€178.06
|
$89.13
F CFA55,445
|
|
pay 13.1% less for childcare
|
Netherlands
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,627.96
€1,543.90
|
$122.54
F CFA76,231
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,050.97
€8,583.60
|
$15,052.55
F CFA9,363,955
|
|
pay 42.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Netherlands
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
€5.26
|
$1.14
F CFA711
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.42
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.52
€10.93
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.99
€36.98
|
$57.19
F CFA35,575
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
€13.22
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Netherlands
|
Burkina Faso
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.34
€79.99
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.25
€36.28
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.60
€87.82
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.53
€112.41
|
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