Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 1.5% cheaper than Brazil.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 51.6% less for restaurants
Brazil
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.96
R$25.38
|
$0.84
CFA514
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.29
R$32.16
|
$2.18
CFA1,336
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
R$5.21
|
$0.63
CFA385
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
R$3.21
|
$0.50
CFA308
|
|
pay 28.7% more for groceries
Brazil
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
R$7.09
|
$1.06
CFA651
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.04
R$20.65
|
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Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
R$19.45
|
$8.56
CFA5,250
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
R$9.83
|
$2.01
CFA1,233
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
R$9.27
|
$3.04
CFA1,865
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
R$3.78
|
$0.94
CFA575
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.51
|
$0.57
CFA350
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
R$2.24
|
$0.43
CFA264
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$3.57
|
$0.59
CFA361
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.41
|
$0.80
CFA490
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.31
|
$0.53
CFA326
|
|
pay 19.1% less for transportation
Brazil
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
R$23.99
|
$4.14
CFA2,539
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.51
R$222.58
|
$15.08
CFA9,251
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,854.65
R$101,582.34
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.69
R$39.36
|
$9.22
CFA5,653
|
|
pay 40.8% more for housing
Brazil
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.91
R$101.89
|
$37.38
CFA22,921
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.83
R$1,441.92
|
$419.03
CFA256,965
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.14
R$931.88
|
$173.90
CFA106,640
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.55
R$299.56
|
$76.90
CFA47,161
|
|
pay 47.2% more for childcare
Brazil
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.18
R$1,285.10
|
$72.63
CFA44,541
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,814.17
R$29,747.06
|
$15,441.40
CFA9,469,355
|
|
pay 17.1% less for entertainment and sports
Brazil
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
R$8.28
|
$1.17
CFA720
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
R$8.05
|
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.32
R$11.84
|
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.14
R$118.40
|
$29.33
CFA17,988
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.80
R$29.66
|
$2.10
CFA1,285
|
|
pay 39.5% less for clothing
Brazil
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.10
R$220.53
|
$13.41
CFA8,223
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.84
R$208.94
|
$29.33
CFA17,988
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.61
R$361.25
|
$33.52
CFA20,557
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.94
R$281.09
|
$50.28
CFA30,836
|
|
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