Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 43.4% cheaper than Arkansas.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Arkansas, you would:
pay 76.7% less for restaurants
Arkansas
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.89
|
$0.84
CFA506
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.50
|
$2.18
CFA1,316
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
|
$0.63
CFA380
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
|
$0.50
CFA304
|
|
pay 23.0% less for groceries
Arkansas
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
|
$1.06
CFA641
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
|
$8.56
CFA5,172
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.17
|
$2.01
CFA1,215
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.93
|
$3.04
CFA1,837
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
|
$0.94
CFA566
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
|
$0.57
CFA344
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.63
|
$0.43
CFA260
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
|
$0.59
CFA356
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
|
$0.80
CFA482
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
|
$0.53
CFA321
|
|
pay 16.0% less for transportation
Arkansas
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.97
|
$4.14
CFA2,501
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.47
|
$15.08
CFA9,113
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,872.43
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.20
|
$9.22
CFA5,569
|
|
pay 54.4% less for housing
Arkansas
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.54
|
$37.38
CFA22,580
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$884.30
|
$419.03
CFA253,135
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$721.79
|
$173.90
CFA105,051
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.05
|
$76.90
CFA46,458
|
|
pay 19.1% less for childcare
Arkansas
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$887.22
|
$72.63
CFA43,877
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,052.22
|
$15,441.40
CFA9,328,206
|
|
pay 64.4% less for entertainment and sports
Arkansas
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.69
|
$1.17
CFA709
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
|
$1.68
CFA1,013
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.03
|
$1.68
CFA1,013
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.37
|
$29.33
CFA17,719
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.86
|
$2.10
CFA1,266
|
|
pay 50.3% less for clothing
Arkansas
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.74
|
$13.41
CFA8,100
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
|
$29.33
CFA17,719
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.04
|
$33.52
CFA20,251
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.11
|
$50.28
CFA30,376
|
|
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