Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 44.3% cheaper than Belize.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Belize, you would:
pay 64.5% less for restaurants
Belize
|
Burkina Faso
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.60
BZD11.26
|
$0.84
F CFA510
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
BZD12.29
|
$2.18
F CFA1,327
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
BZD2.93
|
$0.63
F CFA383
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
BZD2.09
|
$0.50
F CFA306
|
|
pay 23.2% less for groceries
Belize
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
BZD3.25
|
$1.06
F CFA646
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
BZD10.32
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.14
BZD18.37
|
$8.56
F CFA5,215
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
BZD4.48
|
$2.01
F CFA1,225
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
BZD5.06
|
$3.04
F CFA1,852
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
BZD5.42
|
$0.94
F CFA571
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
BZD1.06
|
$0.57
F CFA347
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
BZD1.10
|
$0.43
F CFA262
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
BZD2.59
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
BZD2.30
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
BZD1.75
|
$0.53
F CFA324
|
|
pay 45.5% less for transportation
Belize
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
BZD15.49
|
$4.14
F CFA2,522
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
BZD40.20
|
$15.08
F CFA9,189
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,812.07
BZD49,872.89
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.89
BZD54.05
|
$9.22
F CFA5,616
|
|
pay 23.7% less for housing
Belize
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$107.37
BZD215.81
|
$37.38
F CFA22,768
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$351.88
BZD707.30
|
$419.03
F CFA255,251
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.96
BZD574.80
|
$173.90
F CFA105,929
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.78
BZD170.42
|
$76.90
F CFA46,846
|
|
pay 51.4% less for childcare
Belize
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.45
BZD300.41
|
$72.63
F CFA44,244
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$15,441.40
F CFA9,406,199
|
|
pay 56.3% less for entertainment and sports
Belize
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
BZD5.39
|
$1.17
F CFA715
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.22
BZD8.49
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.24
BZD8.52
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.44
BZD79.28
|
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
BZD20.10
|
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
|
pay 45.4% less for clothing
Belize
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.28
BZD91.01
|
$13.41
F CFA8,168
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.77
BZD53.80
|
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.61
BZD194.18
|
$33.52
F CFA20,420
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.84
BZD226.82
|
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
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