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Burkina Faso vs. Armenia Cost of Living Summary

Burkina Faso is 5.2% cheaper than Armenia overall.

Restaurants
pay 24.0% less in Burkina Faso
Groceries
pay 2.2 times more in Burkina Faso
Transportation
pay 1.0% less in Burkina Faso
Housing
pay 24.1% less in Burkina Faso
Childcare
pay 74.6% less in Burkina Faso
Entertainment and Sports
pay 10.8% less in Burkina Faso
Clothing
pay 5.1% less in Burkina Faso

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation are lower in Burkina Faso. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Burkina Faso.

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Burkina Faso vs. Armenia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Armenia, you would:

pay 24.0% less for restaurants

 
Armenia
Burkina Faso
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $12.32
AMD4,462.13
$7.25
F CFA4,236
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $9.80
AMD3,547.08
$7.25
F CFA4,236
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.04
AMD376.48
$1.08
F CFA631
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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

 
Armenia
Burkina Faso
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.62
AMD223.68
$1.11
F CFA648
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.54
AMD1,280.73
$8.54
F CFA4,983
Milk (1 gallon) $5.95
AMD2,154.63
$7.59
F CFA4,433
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pay 1.0% less for transportation

 
Armenia
Burkina Faso
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.10
AMD2,210.03
$5.49
F CFA3,207
Monthly public transit pass $24.57
AMD8,896.93
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,049.44
AMD13M
$36,701.04
F CFA21M
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pay 24.1% less for housing

 
Armenia
Burkina Faso
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $18.90
AMD6,844.44
$54.06
F CFA31,559
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $552.86
AMD200K
$341.40
F CFA199K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $392.70
AMD142K
$230.45
F CFA135K
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pay 74.6% less for childcare

 
Armenia
Burkina Faso
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $308.72
AMD112K
$34.14
F CFA19,932
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,253.80
AMD4M
$5,974.59
F CFA3M
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pay 10.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Armenia
Burkina Faso
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.23
AMD806.95
$1.19
F CFA698
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.61
AMD943.19
$1.99
F CFA1,163
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.36
AMD854.72
$1.32
F CFA772
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pay 5.1% less for clothing

 
Armenia
Burkina Faso
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $49.93
AMD18,078.94
$34.14
F CFA19,932
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $47.50
AMD17,196.99
$51.21
F CFA29,898
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $99.72
AMD36,102.02
$85.35
F CFA49,830
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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