Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 19.0% more expensive than Bulgaria.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Bulgaria, you would:
pay 58.9% less for restaurants
|
Bulgaria
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
BGN15.00
|
$0.84
F CFA510
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
BGN11.72
|
$2.18
F CFA1,327
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
BGN2.04
|
$0.63
F CFA383
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BGN1.41
|
$0.50
F CFA306
|
|
pay 24.2% more for groceries
|
Bulgaria
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
BGN1.55
|
$1.06
F CFA646
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
BGN7.04
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
BGN9.25
|
$8.56
F CFA5,215
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
BGN4.49
|
$2.01
F CFA1,225
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
BGN4.79
|
$3.04
F CFA1,852
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.60
BGN1.08
|
$0.94
F CFA571
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.33
|
$0.57
F CFA347
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
BGN1.07
|
$0.43
F CFA262
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
BGN1.60
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.64
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.63
|
$0.53
F CFA324
|
|
pay 3.2% more for transportation
|
Bulgaria
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.97
BGN10.84
|
$4.14
F CFA2,522
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.31
BGN42.31
|
$15.08
F CFA9,189
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,602.60
BGN35,586.17
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.25
BGN9.53
|
$9.22
F CFA5,616
|
|
pay 63.6% more for housing
|
Bulgaria
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.02
BGN21.83
|
$37.38
F CFA22,768
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.22
BGN468.78
|
$419.03
F CFA255,251
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.85
BGN341.02
|
$173.90
F CFA105,929
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.84
BGN157.66
|
$76.90
F CFA46,846
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Bulgaria
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$233.94
BGN424.68
|
$72.63
F CFA44,244
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,240.59
BGN5,882.90
|
$15,441.40
F CFA9,406,199
|
|
pay 18.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bulgaria
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
BGN2.71
|
$1.17
F CFA715
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
BGN2.63
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
BGN5.89
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.44
BGN42.56
|
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
BGN10.58
|
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
|
pay 34.3% less for clothing
|
Bulgaria
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.50
BGN84.42
|
$13.41
F CFA8,168
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.35
BGN49.65
|
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.67
BGN124.67
|
$33.52
F CFA20,420
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.55
BGN117.19
|
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
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