Cost of living comparison
Chile is 2.2 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Chile instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Chile
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$7.70
CLF0.2500
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,294
|
$7.45
CLF0.2400
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA465
|
$1.36
CLF0.0400
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$1.13
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 20.6% more for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Chile
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
$1.53
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.20
CLF0.1700
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,548
|
$4.47
CLF0.1400
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,523
|
$3.26
CLF0.1100
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$0.88
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$0.85
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA257
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA409
|
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA818
|
$0.58
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA347
|
$0.65
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,760
|
$5.42
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
$36.91
CLF1.1900
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$16,597.16
CLF535.9400
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,262
|
$14.85
CLF0.4800
|
|
pay 21.5% more for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Chile
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,836
|
$24.66
CLF0.8000
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA248,857
|
$479.74
CLF15.4900
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
$367.24
CLF11.8600
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,867
|
$91.70
CLF2.9600
|
|
pay 50.6% more for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,657
|
$331.55
CLF10.7100
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,170,573
|
$5,075.15
CLF163.8800
|
|
pay 91.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA697
|
$2.75
CLF0.0900
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$2.92
CLF0.0900
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA995
|
$5.16
CLF0.1700
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
$40.42
CLF1.3100
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$5.92
CLF0.1900
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$45.70
CLF1.4800
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$28.96
CLF0.9400
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$64.62
CLF2.0900
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$77.03
CLF2.4900
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