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Burkina Faso vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Burkina Faso is 49.1% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 63.8% more in Burkina Faso
Groceries: pay 91.9% more in Burkina Faso
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Burkina Faso
Housing: pay 85.8% more in Burkina Faso
Childcare: pay 52.4% less in Burkina Faso
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.1% less in Burkina Faso

The cost of transportation, groceries, housing, and restaurants in Burkina Faso are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Burkina Faso. Notably, transportation, groceries, and housing are significantly more expensive in Burkina Faso.

Burkina Faso vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 63.8% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Burkina Faso
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.76	$5.37 F CFA3,035	+27.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.72	$8.05 F CFA4,553	+64.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.39	$0.83 F CFA472	+74.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$0.58 F CFA329	+89.4%
Average			+63.8%

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pay 91.9% more for groceries

	Beijing	Burkina Faso
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.07	$0.95 F CFA536	-44.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.84	$8.94 F CFA5,059	+19.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.99	$10.61 F CFA6,000	+59.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.57	$3.05 F CFA1,723	+71.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.83	$9.74 F CFA5,507	+535.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.95	$2.03 F CFA1,147	+106.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.44	$0.63 F CFA358	-17.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.66	$0.45 F CFA257	-43.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.26	$1.11 F CFA630	+85.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.47	$1.01 F CFA572	+190.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.92	$0.61 F CFA346	+48.1%
Average			+91.9%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Beijing	Burkina Faso
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.80	$5.76 F CFA3,256	+36.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥223.19	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,952.02	$38,457.72 F CFA21,753,584	+111.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.73	$14.85 F CFA8,398	+220.9%
Average			+122.9%

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pay 85.8% more for housing

	Beijing	Burkina Faso
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.49	$50.62 F CFA28,634	+291.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,617.06	$447.18 F CFA252,949	-52.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,568.82	$280.23 F CFA158,514	-44.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.81	$97.57 F CFA55,192	+148.5%
Average			+85.8%

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pay 52.4% less for childcare

	Beijing	Burkina Faso
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,028.87	$134.15 F CFA75,885	-81.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥164,449.26	$17,731.14 F CFA10,029,609	-23.7%
Average			-52.4%

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pay 17.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Burkina Faso
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.94	$1.07 F CFA607	-4.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.53	$1.79 F CFA1,012	-38.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.76	$1.79 F CFA1,012	-57.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥409.21	$62.61 F CFA35,413	+8.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.52	$8.94 F CFA5,059	+6.3%
Average			-17.1%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Beijing	Burkina Faso
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥440.79	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥257.35	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥578.34	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥746.66	??

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