Cost of living comparison
Cuba is 2.0 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Cuba instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Cuba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$5.36
CUC5.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,294
|
$7.75
CUC7.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA465
|
$2.08
CUC2.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$1.11
CUC1.11
|
|
pay 55.8% more for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Cuba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
$1.05
CUC1.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.99
CUC2.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,548
|
$11.27
CUC11.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,523
|
$2.48
CUC2.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.34
CUC2.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$2.27
CUC2.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$0.41
CUC0.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA257
|
$0.98
CUC0.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA409
|
$0.58
CUC0.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA818
|
$0.68
CUC0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA347
|
$1.91
CUC1.91
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Cuba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,760
|
$4.81
CUC4.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
$21.25
CUC21.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$71,250.00
CUC71,250.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,262
|
$11.62
CUC11.62
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Cuba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,836
|
$241.67
CUC241.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA248,857
|
$331.94
CUC331.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
$589.02
CUC589.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,867
|
$29.63
CUC29.63
|
|
pay 8.9% less for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Cuba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,657
|
$102.83
CUC102.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,170,573
|
$15,083.33
CUC15,083.33
|
|
pay 38.0% more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Cuba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA697
|
$3.13
CUC3.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$1.14
CUC1.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA995
|
$3.60
CUC3.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
$40.17
CUC40.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$1.00
CUC1.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Cuba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$39.88
CUC39.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$31.83
CUC31.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$75.62
CUC75.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$82.24
CUC82.24
|
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