Cost of living comparison
compared to
Colorado vs. Albania Cost of Living Summary
Burkina Faso is 33.9% more expensive than Albania overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 33.5% less in Colorado
- Groceries
-
pay 54.6% more in Colorado
- Transportation
-
pay 20.0% less in Colorado
- Housing
-
pay 56.9% more in Colorado
- Childcare
-
pay 2.6 times more in Colorado
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 17.4% less in Colorado
The cost of childcare, housing, and groceries in Burkina Faso are more expensive than in Albania. Expenses including restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Burkina Faso. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Burkina Faso.
Colorado vs. Albania Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Colorado instead of Albania, you would:
pay 33.5% less for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Colorado
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.59
ALL789
|
$5.37
F CFA2,999
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.67
ALL714
|
$8.05
F CFA4,499
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
ALL146
|
$0.83
F CFA467
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
ALL69
|
$0.58
F CFA325
|
|
Albania vs. Colorado - Cost of restaurants
pay 54.6% more for groceries
|
Albania
|
Colorado
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
ALL85
|
$0.95
F CFA529
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.40
ALL445
|
$8.94
F CFA4,998
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.89
ALL649
|
$10.61
F CFA5,929
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.20
ALL264
|
$3.05
F CFA1,703
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
ALL269
|
$9.74
F CFA5,441
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
ALL53
|
$2.03
F CFA1,134
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
ALL93
|
$0.63
F CFA353
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL61
|
$0.45
F CFA254
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
ALL54
|
$1.11
F CFA622
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL42
|
$1.01
F CFA565
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
ALL43
|
$0.61
F CFA341
|
|
Albania vs. Colorado - Cost of groceries
pay 20.0% less for transportation
|
Albania
|
Colorado
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.27
ALL681
|
$5.76
F CFA3,217
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.40
ALL1,597
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,384.43
ALL2,583,861
|
$38,457.72
F CFA21,493,236
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.95
ALL2,548
|
$14.85
F CFA8,297
|
|
Albania vs. Colorado - Cost of transportation
pay 56.9% more for housing
|
Albania
|
Colorado
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.59
ALL1,366
|
$50.62
F CFA28,291
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$521.48
ALL42,933
|
$447.18
F CFA249,921
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.61
ALL29,442
|
$280.23
F CFA156,617
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.56
ALL5,068
|
$97.57
F CFA54,532
|
|
Albania vs. Colorado - Cost of housing
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Albania
|
Colorado
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$175.46
ALL14,446
|
$134.15
F CFA74,976
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,951.26
ALL325,305
|
$17,731.14
F CFA9,909,575
|
|
Albania vs. Colorado - Cost of childcare
pay 17.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Colorado
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.46
ALL202
|
$1.07
F CFA600
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.95
ALL160
|
$1.79
F CFA1,000
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.30
ALL354
|
$1.79
F CFA1,000
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.57
ALL4,328
|
$62.61
F CFA34,989
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.66
ALL630
|
$8.94
F CFA4,998
|
|
Albania vs. Colorado - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Albania
|
Colorado
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.19
ALL4,462
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.78
ALL3,275
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.48
ALL7,778
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$139.08
ALL11,450
|
?? |
Albania vs. Colorado - Cost of clothing
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