Cost of living comparison
Bahamas is 4.6 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Bahamas instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 11.0 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Bahamas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$27.50
BSD27.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,294
|
$8.75
BSD8.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA465
|
$1.94
BSD1.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$1.67
BSD1.67
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Bahamas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
$4.45
BSD4.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.95
BSD3.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,548
|
$13.12
BSD13.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,523
|
$5.72
BSD5.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.53
BSD4.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$1.87
BSD1.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$1.44
BSD1.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA257
|
$2.11
BSD2.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA409
|
$2.40
BSD2.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA818
|
$2.09
BSD2.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA347
|
$1.33
BSD1.33
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Bahamas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,760
|
$5.83
BSD5.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
$45.00
BSD45.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$37,500.00
BSD37,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,262
|
$30.85
BSD30.85
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Bahamas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,836
|
$81.81
BSD81.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA248,857
|
$1,173.81
BSD1,173.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
$1,257.14
BSD1,257.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,867
|
$190.42
BSD190.42
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Bahamas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,657
|
$481.67
BSD481.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,170,573
|
$9,792.86
BSD9,792.86
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Bahamas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA697
|
$4.00
BSD4.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$4.99
BSD4.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA995
|
$10.75
BSD10.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
$80.19
BSD80.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$18.00
BSD18.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Bahamas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$59.58
BSD59.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$52.08
BSD52.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$117.67
BSD117.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$111.67
BSD111.67
|
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