Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 28.2% cheaper than Saint Kitts and Nevis overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 70.3% less in Burkina Faso
- Groceries
-
pay 6.3% more in Burkina Faso
- Housing
-
pay 12.5% less in Burkina Faso
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 36.2% less in Burkina Faso
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Saint Kitts and Nevis, you would:
pay 70.3% less for restaurants
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
$1.23
F CFA780
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$7.35
F CFA4,677
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$0.76
F CFA485
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
$0.53
F CFA338
|
|
pay 6.3% more for groceries
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$0.71
F CFA455
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$8.17
F CFA5,197
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
$9.16
F CFA5,828
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
$2.86
F CFA1,820
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
$8.89
F CFA5,658
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$1.48
F CFA943
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.50
F CFA316
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.41
F CFA262
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
$1.04
F CFA664
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$1.20
F CFA760
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$0.61
F CFA390
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.84
F CFA3,079
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? |
pay 12.5% less for housing
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$44.85
F CFA28,531
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
$408.47
F CFA259,846
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$285.93
F CFA181,893
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
$89.13
F CFA56,697
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$122.54
F CFA77,954
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,575,545
|
pay 36.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$1.14
F CFA728
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$1.63
F CFA1,039
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$1.63
F CFA1,039
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$57.19
F CFA36,379
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
$8.17
F CFA5,197
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? | ?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? | ?? |
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