Cost of living comparison

 Turkmenistan
compared to
 Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso vs. Turkmenistan Cost of Living Summary

Burkina Faso is 67.8% more expensive than Turkmenistan overall.

Restaurants
pay 66.2% less in Burkina Faso
Groceries
pay 39.3% less in Burkina Faso
Transportation
pay 3.1 times more in Burkina Faso
Housing
pay 64.5% less in Burkina Faso
Childcare
pay 5.4 times more in Burkina Faso
Entertainment and Sports
pay 70.4% less in Burkina Faso

The cost of childcare and transportation in Burkina Faso are more expensive than in Turkmenistan. Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, and groceries are lower in Burkina Faso. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Burkina Faso.

Burkina Faso vs. Turkmenistan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Turkmenistan, you would:

pay 66.2% less for restaurants

 
Turkmenistan
Burkina Faso
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $34.54
TMT120.90
$1.23
F CFA739
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.82
TMT44.87
$7.35
F CFA4,435
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.24
TMT11.34
$0.76
F CFA460

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pay 39.3% less for groceries

 
Turkmenistan
Burkina Faso
Bread
1 loaf
$2.39
TMT8.35
$0.71
F CFA431
Local cheese (8 oz) $17.90
TMT62.65
$8.17
F CFA4,927
Milk (1 gallon) $16.12
TMT56.43
$9.16
F CFA5,526

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pay 3.1 times more for transportation

 
Turkmenistan
Burkina Faso
Gasoline (1 gallon) $1.56
TMT5.47
$4.84
F CFA2,919
Monthly public transit pass $8.55
TMT29.91
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $43,803.42
TMT153,311.97
??

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pay 64.5% less for housing

 
Turkmenistan
Burkina Faso
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$94.97
TMT332.38
$44.85
F CFA27,052
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,125.36
TMT3,938.75
$408.47
F CFA246,371
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $747.86
TMT2,617.52
$285.93
F CFA172,460

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pay 5.4 times more for childcare

 
Turkmenistan
Burkina Faso
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $22.79
TMT79.77
$122.54
F CFA73,911
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $15,052.55
F CFA9,078,960

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pay 70.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Turkmenistan
Burkina Faso
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.06
TMT17.70
$1.14
F CFA690
Cappuccino in mid-range area $6.98
TMT24.43
$1.63
F CFA985
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$28.49
TMT99.72
$1.63
F CFA985

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Turkmenistan
Burkina Faso
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$85.47
TMT299.15
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$121.08
TMT423.79
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$163.82
TMT573.36
??

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025
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