Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 9.4% more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 52.6% less for restaurants
Bolivia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
BOB23.80
|
$0.84
F CFA514
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.51
BOB45.10
|
$2.18
F CFA1,335
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
BOB6.73
|
$0.63
F CFA385
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BOB5.19
|
$0.50
F CFA308
|
|
pay 26.9% more for groceries
Bolivia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
BOB8.84
|
$1.06
F CFA650
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.45
BOB17.00
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
BOB24.95
|
$8.56
F CFA5,246
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
BOB10.66
|
$2.01
F CFA1,232
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BOB12.24
|
$3.04
F CFA1,863
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
BOB6.78
|
$0.94
F CFA575
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
BOB3.25
|
$0.57
F CFA349
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
BOB3.56
|
$0.43
F CFA264
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BOB4.18
|
$0.59
F CFA361
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
BOB3.84
|
$0.80
F CFA489
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BOB3.59
|
$0.53
F CFA326
|
|
pay 4.5% more for transportation
Bolivia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.03
BOB14.03
|
$4.14
F CFA2,537
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.11
BOB215.47
|
$15.08
F CFA9,243
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,452.82
BOB107,035.61
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.23
BOB105.48
|
$9.22
F CFA5,649
|
|
pay 38.0% more for housing
Bolivia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.88
BOB366.25
|
$37.38
F CFA22,902
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$306.54
BOB2,123.29
|
$419.03
F CFA256,751
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$213.11
BOB1,476.10
|
$173.90
F CFA106,552
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB202.63
|
$76.90
F CFA47,121
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Bolivia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.51
BOB1,181.07
|
$72.63
F CFA44,503
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,636.74
BOB25,190.28
|
$15,441.40
F CFA9,461,458
|
|
pay 42.8% less for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
BOB14.78
|
$1.17
F CFA719
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
BOB16.37
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
BOB18.93
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.42
BOB286.88
|
$29.33
F CFA17,973
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
BOB52.17
|
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
|
pay 42.0% less for clothing
Bolivia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.05
BOB284.32
|
$13.41
F CFA8,216
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
BOB335.92
|
$29.33
F CFA17,973
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.57
BOB454.20
|
$33.52
F CFA20,540
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.30
BOB396.89
|
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
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