Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 2.3 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$7.38
DOP429.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,294
|
$7.46
DOP434.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA465
|
$0.89
DOP51.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$0.54
DOP31.24
|
|
pay 18.8% more for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Dominican Republic
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
$1.66
DOP96.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.27
DOP190.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,548
|
$4.40
DOP256.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,523
|
$1.66
DOP96.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.27
DOP132.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$1.11
DOP64.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$0.33
DOP19.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA257
|
$1.06
DOP61.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA409
|
$0.63
DOP37.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA818
|
$0.63
DOP36.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA347
|
$1.01
DOP58.75
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,760
|
$4.82
DOP280.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
$58.49
DOP3,408.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,453.03
DOP1,599,736.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,262
|
$21.84
DOP1,272.52
|
|
pay 13.7% more for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Dominican Republic
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,836
|
$39.22
DOP2,285.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA248,857
|
$602.75
DOP35,123.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
$333.99
DOP19,462.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,867
|
$35.91
DOP2,092.33
|
|
pay 27.1% more for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,657
|
$276.66
DOP16,121.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,170,573
|
$4,677.72
DOP272,578.88
|
|
pay 59.2% more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA697
|
$2.54
DOP148.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$2.09
DOP121.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA995
|
$4.15
DOP241.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
$34.54
DOP2,012.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$5.98
DOP348.52
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Dominican Republic
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$43.13
DOP2,513.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$47.94
DOP2,793.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$79.26
DOP4,618.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$81.48
DOP4,748.03
|
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