Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 84.2% more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$3.71
F CFA2,240
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,294
|
$9.49
F CFA5,724
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA465
|
$0.80
F CFA482
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$0.70
F CFA421
|
|
pay 2.2% more for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
$0.67
F CFA404
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.29
F CFA4,396
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,548
|
$8.65
F CFA5,213
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,523
|
$2.15
F CFA1,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.79
F CFA2,286
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$1.29
F CFA780
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$0.41
F CFA247
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA257
|
$0.76
F CFA457
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA409
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA818
|
$0.59
F CFA356
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA347
|
$0.65
F CFA389
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,760
|
$5.15
F CFA3,105
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,718.07
F CFA17,917,704
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,262
|
$14.86
F CFA8,959
|
|
pay 59.7% more for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,836
|
$55.80
F CFA33,645
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA248,857
|
$722.31
F CFA435,500
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
$325.48
F CFA196,242
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,867
|
$118.36
F CFA71,363
|
|
pay 34.2% less for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,657
|
$137.58
F CFA82,952
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,170,573
|
$3,136.91
F CFA1,891,313
|
|
pay 34.6% more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA697
|
$0.99
F CFA597
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$2.52
F CFA1,518
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA995
|
$1.24
F CFA747
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
$71.94
F CFA43,376
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$59.62
F CFA35,946
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$40.24
F CFA24,264
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$67.45
F CFA40,669
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$93.90
F CFA56,615
|
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