Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 2.1 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 29.1% less for restaurants
Somalia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$0.84
F CFA510
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
$2.18
F CFA1,326
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$0.63
F CFA383
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
SOS243
|
$0.50
F CFA306
|
|
pay 9.5% more for groceries
Somalia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS664
|
$1.06
F CFA646
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,416
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,039
|
$8.56
F CFA5,210
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,294
|
$2.01
F CFA1,224
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,078
|
$3.04
F CFA1,851
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS961
|
$0.94
F CFA571
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS380
|
$0.57
F CFA347
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS725
|
$0.43
F CFA262
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS238
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS276
|
$0.53
F CFA324
|
|
pay 20.3% less for transportation
Somalia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,197
|
$4.14
F CFA2,519
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,267
|
$15.08
F CFA9,180
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,781,945
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,481
|
$9.22
F CFA5,610
|
|
pay 53.0% more for housing
Somalia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,410
|
$37.38
F CFA22,746
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,809
|
$419.03
F CFA255,004
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,413
|
$173.90
F CFA105,827
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,825
|
$76.90
F CFA46,801
|
|
pay 8.8 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,620
|
$72.63
F CFA44,201
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS542,430
|
$15,441.40
F CFA9,397,083
|
|
pay 16.3% less for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,568
|
$1.17
F CFA714
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS639
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,099
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,631
|
$29.33
F CFA17,850
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$2.10
F CFA1,275
|
|
pay 18.2% more for clothing
Somalia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,301
|
$13.41
F CFA8,160
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,705
|
$29.33
F CFA17,850
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,181
|
$33.52
F CFA20,400
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,215
|
$50.28
F CFA30,600
|
|
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