Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 23.7% more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 27.7% less for restaurants
|
Swaziland
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.94
SZL51.70
|
$0.83
F CFA498
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.23
SZL39.25
|
$2.15
F CFA1,295
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SZL15.64
|
$0.77
F CFA465
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
SZL9.25
|
$0.41
F CFA249
|
|
pay 58.4% more for groceries
|
Swaziland
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SZL12.77
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.63
SZL81.39
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SZL67.65
|
$9.20
F CFA5,550
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
SZL28.72
|
$2.53
F CFA1,524
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
SZL33.01
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
SZL12.60
|
$0.80
F CFA482
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
SZL5.65
|
$0.50
F CFA302
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
SZL7.24
|
$0.43
F CFA257
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SZL10.71
|
$0.68
F CFA409
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL7.60
|
$1.36
F CFA818
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
SZL8.90
|
$0.58
F CFA348
|
|
pay 41.9% less for transportation
|
Swaziland
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.53
SZL79.59
|
$4.58
F CFA2,761
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.60
SZL502.61
|
$4.95
F CFA2,988
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,342.93
SZL287,208.48
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.52
SZL430.92
|
$13.70
F CFA8,266
|
|
pay 25.9% more for housing
|
Swaziland
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.47
SZL957.20
|
$41.19
F CFA24,848
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$217.91
SZL3,829.45
|
$412.75
F CFA248,974
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$177.05
SZL3,111.43
|
$206.38
F CFA124,487
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.93
SZL1,000.54
|
$69.44
F CFA41,886
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Swaziland
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.99
SZL2,143.84
|
$123.83
F CFA74,692
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,794.73
SZL84,261.98
|
$15,210.19
F CFA9,174,888
|
|
pay 18.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Swaziland
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
SZL31.11
|
$1.16
F CFA697
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
SZL29.36
|
$1.24
F CFA747
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
SZL43.08
|
$1.65
F CFA996
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.24
SZL478.68
|
$41.28
F CFA24,897
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.54
SZL62.23
|
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Swaziland
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.70
SZL873.49
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.70
SZL398.90
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.82
SZL1,244.57
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.96
SZL1,352.41
|
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