Burkina Faso vs Malta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Burkina Faso Malta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$914
$1647
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2219
$3772
🏠 One person rent
$402
$960
🏘️ Family rent
$625
$1662
🍽️ Food expenses
$371
$511
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.6
$63.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$234
$1788
💸 GDP per capita
$987
$42347
😃 Human freedom index
6.31
8.48
❤️ Life expectancy
61.1
83.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
41
46
🌐 English speaking %
1%
88.3%
🎓 Higher education
36
74
😀 Quality of life
21
80
🏙️ Population
23.5M
574K

The average cost of living in Burkina Faso ($914) is 45% less expensive than in Malta ($1647). Burkina Faso ranked 106th vs 30th for Malta in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Burkina Faso compared to 1.1 months in Malta. Ranked 175th and 32nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Burkina Faso vs Malta

We calculate prices for Burkina Faso and Malta as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Burkina Faso Malta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.32
$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.4
$82.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.79
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$4.04
 Cappuccino
$2.09
$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$425
$1020
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$212
$830
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$1937
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$496
$1534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.9
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.5
$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.81%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$230
$4176
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$972
$3137
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$2.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.3
$23.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6
$28.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.38
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$7.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.46
$6.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.2
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.24
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.56
$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.03
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.1
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.4
$83.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.5
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$585
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17315
$8797

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In Burkina Faso

City Cost of living Population
Bobo-Dioulasso
$831
904K
Ouagadougou
$961
2.45M
Koudougou
$820
160K
Ouahigouya
$851
125K
Fada N'gourma
$875
73.2K
Dedougou
$822
63.6K
Leo
$846
51.7K
Dori
$874
46.5K
Nouna
$821
32.4K
Manga
$877
28.6K

In Malta

City Cost of living Population
St. Paul's Bay
$1521
32K
Birkirkara
$1720
24.4K
Mosta
$1579
20.2K
Marsaskala
$1471
15.6K
Sliema
$1951
16.9K
Naxxar
$1666
13.4K
Zabbar
$1577
15.4K
San Gwann
$1697
12.5K
Gzira
$1739
8.03K
Valletta
$1770
6.44K