Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 16.6% more expensive than Armenia.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Armenia, you would:
pay 46.9% less for restaurants
Armenia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.69
AMD2,967.03
|
$0.83
F CFA498
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
AMD2,667.71
|
$2.15
F CFA1,294
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
AMD347.82
|
$0.77
F CFA465
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
AMD187.43
|
$0.41
F CFA249
|
|
pay 60.2% more for groceries
Armenia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
AMD249.38
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
AMD1,438.48
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
AMD2,113.31
|
$9.20
F CFA5,548
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
AMD814.02
|
$2.53
F CFA1,523
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
AMD1,196.55
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
AMD201.38
|
$0.80
F CFA482
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
AMD313.30
|
$0.50
F CFA302
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
AMD281.24
|
$0.43
F CFA257
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
AMD292.78
|
$0.68
F CFA409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD116.87
|
$1.36
F CFA818
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
AMD107.86
|
$0.58
F CFA347
|
|
pay 81.9% more for transportation
Armenia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
AMD1,831.52
|
$4.58
F CFA2,760
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.96
AMD5,001.42
|
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,372.79
AMD11,338,801.00
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.33
AMD1,286.87
|
$13.70
F CFA8,262
|
|
pay 2.5% more for housing
Armenia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.16
AMD7,780.75
|
$41.19
F CFA24,836
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$519.26
AMD200,450.14
|
$412.75
F CFA248,857
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$429.13
AMD165,658.47
|
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.11
AMD34,401.03
|
$69.44
F CFA41,867
|
|
pay 17.9% more for childcare
Armenia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.04
AMD89,574.02
|
$123.83
F CFA74,657
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,339.63
AMD3,219,352.73
|
$15,210.19
F CFA9,170,573
|
|
pay 15.8% less for entertainment and sports
Armenia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.64
AMD633.46
|
$1.16
F CFA697
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
AMD972.60
|
$1.24
F CFA747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
AMD1,000.57
|
$1.65
F CFA995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.58
AMD17,594.74
|
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.61
AMD2,166.72
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Armenia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.77
AMD29,251.10
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.33
AMD20,971.48
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.04
AMD40,934.02
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.12
AMD35,948.34
|
?? |
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