Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 54.5% more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 77.1% less for restaurants
Liberia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
$0.83
F CFA498
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
$2.15
F CFA1,294
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD328.95
|
$0.77
F CFA465
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
$0.41
F CFA249
|
|
pay 38.5% less for groceries
Liberia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.17
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,142.69
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,105.15
|
$9.20
F CFA5,548
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD761.42
|
$2.53
F CFA1,523
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD791.35
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.52
|
$0.80
F CFA482
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD644.08
|
$0.50
F CFA302
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD826.53
|
$0.43
F CFA257
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD808.91
|
$0.68
F CFA409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.28
|
$1.36
F CFA818
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD774.00
|
$0.58
F CFA347
|
|
pay 8.3% more for transportation
Liberia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD815.63
|
$4.58
F CFA2,760
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD981,020.29
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,455.89
|
$13.70
F CFA8,262
|
|
pay 7.8% less for housing
Liberia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,043.86
|
$41.19
F CFA24,836
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD128,999.98
|
$412.75
F CFA248,857
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,415.00
|
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,336.44
|
$69.44
F CFA41,867
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
Liberia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,382.99
|
$123.83
F CFA74,657
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,249.95
|
$15,210.19
F CFA9,170,573
|
|
pay 48.5% less for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
$1.16
F CFA697
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD604.69
|
$1.24
F CFA747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD967.50
|
$1.65
F CFA995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,754.37
|
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,886.58
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Liberia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,562.80
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,530.62
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,884.37
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,303.12
|
?? |
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