Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 11.2% cheaper than Saint Lucia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 43.0% less in Burkina Faso
- Groceries
-
pay 14.4% less in Burkina Faso
- Transportation
-
pay 15.1% less in Burkina Faso
- Housing
-
pay 10.9% less in Burkina Faso
- Childcare
-
pay 25.6% more in Burkina Faso
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 9.4% less in Burkina Faso
Expenses including restaurants, transportation, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 43.0% less for restaurants
|
Saint Lucia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$1.23
F CFA739
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
$7.35
F CFA4,435
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
$0.76
F CFA460
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
$0.53
F CFA320
|
|
pay 14.4% less for groceries
|
Saint Lucia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$0.71
F CFA431
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
$8.17
F CFA4,927
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$9.16
F CFA5,526
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
$2.86
F CFA1,726
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$8.89
F CFA5,364
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
$1.48
F CFA894
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$0.50
F CFA300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$0.41
F CFA249
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$1.04
F CFA630
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$1.20
F CFA721
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.61
F CFA370
|
|
pay 15.1% less for transportation
|
Saint Lucia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$4.84
F CFA2,919
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? | |
pay 10.9% less for housing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$44.85
F CFA27,052
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$408.47
F CFA246,371
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
$285.93
F CFA172,460
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$89.13
F CFA53,757
|
|
pay 25.6% more for childcare
|
Saint Lucia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$122.54
F CFA73,911
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$15,052.55
F CFA9,078,960
|
|
pay 9.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Lucia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$1.14
F CFA690
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$1.63
F CFA985
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.63
F CFA985
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
$57.19
F CFA34,492
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
$8.17
F CFA4,927
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
?? |
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