Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 5.4% cheaper than Ecuador.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 41.6% less for restaurants
Ecuador
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.16
|
$0.84
F CFA510
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.40
|
$2.18
F CFA1,326
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
|
$0.63
F CFA383
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
|
$0.50
F CFA306
|
|
pay 25.1% more for groceries
Ecuador
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
|
$1.06
F CFA646
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
|
$8.56
F CFA5,210
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.84
|
$2.01
F CFA1,224
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
|
$3.04
F CFA1,851
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
|
$0.94
F CFA571
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$0.57
F CFA347
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
|
$0.43
F CFA262
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
|
$0.53
F CFA324
|
|
pay 6.5% more for transportation
Ecuador
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
|
$4.14
F CFA2,519
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.22
|
$15.08
F CFA9,180
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,150.00
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.73
|
$9.22
F CFA5,610
|
|
pay 26.2% more for housing
Ecuador
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.92
|
$37.38
F CFA22,746
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.15
|
$419.03
F CFA255,004
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.11
|
$173.90
F CFA105,827
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.53
|
$76.90
F CFA46,801
|
|
pay 41.4% more for childcare
Ecuador
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.58
|
$72.63
F CFA44,201
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,198.40
|
$15,441.40
F CFA9,397,083
|
|
pay 44.1% less for entertainment and sports
Ecuador
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.93
|
$1.17
F CFA714
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.90
|
$29.33
F CFA17,850
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.18
|
$2.10
F CFA1,275
|
|
pay 51.1% less for clothing
Ecuador
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.02
|
$13.41
F CFA8,160
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.30
|
$29.33
F CFA17,850
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.53
|
$33.52
F CFA20,400
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.33
|
$50.28
F CFA30,600
|
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