Burkina Faso vs Papua New Guinea - Cost of Living Comparison

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Burkina Faso Papua New Guinea
🚶 Cost of living one person
$936
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$1365
🏠 One person rent
$415
$237
🏘️ Family rent
$640
$397
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$136
$218
💸 GDP per capita
$982
$3007
😃 Human freedom index
6.29
7.07
❤️ Life expectancy
61.1
66.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
26
🌐 English speaking %
1%
70.4%
🎓 Higher education
36
35
😀 Quality of life
20
38
🏙️ Population
23.5M
10.6M

The average cost of living in Burkina Faso ($936) is 68% more expensive than in Papua New Guinea ($558). Burkina Faso ranked 107th vs 173rd for Papua New Guinea in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Burkina Faso compared to 0.4 months in Papua New Guinea. Ranked 176th and 133rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Burkina Faso vs Papua New Guinea

We calculate prices for Burkina Faso and Papua New Guinea as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 2 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 Papua New Guinea
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.26
$4.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.51
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$1.86
 Cappuccino
$2.22
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$998
$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$482
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.8
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$64.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$24.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.96%
12.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$269
$1373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$740
$850
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$17.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.59
$7.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.28
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$7.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$7.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$7.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.01
$4.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$20.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.1
$4.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.2
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.4
$67.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.4
$154
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17303
$4971

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In Burkina Faso

City Cost of living Population
Ouagadougou
$988
2.45M
Bobo-Dioulasso
$846
904K
Koudougou
$830
160K
Ouahigouya
$868
125K
Fada N'gourma
$891
73.2K
Dedougou
$836
63.6K
Leo
$863
51.7K
Dori
$889
46.5K
Nouna
$835
32.4K
Manga
$896
28.6K

In Papua New Guinea

City Cost of living Population
Port Moresby
$562
317K
Lae
$546
101K