Cost of living comparison
Spain is 2.7 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Spain instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 6.2 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
F CFA510
|
$12.45
€11.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
F CFA1,327
|
$8.47
€7.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
F CFA383
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
F CFA306
|
$1.40
€1.30
|
|
pay 13.7% more for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
F CFA646
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.73
€5.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
F CFA5,215
|
$3.55
€3.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
F CFA1,225
|
$2.35
€2.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
F CFA1,852
|
$3.11
€2.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
F CFA571
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA347
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA262
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA359
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA324
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
pay 92.9% more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
F CFA2,522
|
$6.67
€6.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
F CFA9,189
|
$39.84
€37.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,357.72
€22,619.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
F CFA5,616
|
$14.14
€13.13
|
|
pay 85.6% more for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
F CFA22,768
|
$40.62
€37.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
F CFA255,251
|
$697.48
€647.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
F CFA105,929
|
$570.67
€529.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
F CFA46,846
|
$106.79
€99.17
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
F CFA44,244
|
$342.46
€318.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
F CFA9,406,199
|
$7,368.05
€6,842.34
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
F CFA715
|
$2.66
€2.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
$1.85
€1.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
$5.55
€5.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
$43.33
€40.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
$8.42
€7.82
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
F CFA8,168
|
$73.58
€68.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
$33.02
€30.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
F CFA20,420
|
$74.35
€69.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
$91.35
€84.83
|
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