Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 47.3% more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA502
|
$3.17
BOB21.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,306
|
$6.97
BOB48.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA469
|
$1.02
BOB7.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA251
|
$0.76
BOB5.24
|
|
pay 10.0% less for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA539
|
$1.30
BOB8.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.66
BOB18.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,600
|
$3.48
BOB24.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,537
|
$1.93
BOB13.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.67
BOB11.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$0.89
BOB6.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA305
|
$0.45
BOB3.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA260
|
$0.54
BOB3.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA413
|
$0.64
BOB4.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA825
|
$0.65
BOB4.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA351
|
$0.46
BOB3.18
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,786
|
$2.02
BOB13.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA3,014
|
$26.17
BOB180.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$16,174.39
BOB111,662.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,339
|
$13.68
BOB94.43
|
|
pay 14.8% less for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA25,068
|
$48.31
BOB333.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA251,185
|
$311.39
BOB2,149.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA125,593
|
$215.91
BOB1,490.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA42,258
|
$30.22
BOB208.63
|
|
pay 16.2% less for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA75,356
|
$178.93
BOB1,235.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,256,377
|
$3,497.25
BOB24,143.76
|
|
pay 44.8% more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA703
|
$1.94
BOB13.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA754
|
$2.50
BOB17.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA1,005
|
$2.89
BOB19.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA25,119
|
$40.81
BOB281.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
$6.69
BOB46.21
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$45.46
BOB313.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$51.97
BOB358.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$65.38
BOB451.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$58.33
BOB402.71
|
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