Cost of living comparison

Burkina Faso

compared to

Armenia

Armenia vs. Burkina Faso Cost of Living Summary

Armenia is 5.5% more expensive than Burkina Faso overall.

Restaurants: pay 31.5% more in Armenia
Groceries: pay 53.5% less in Armenia
Transportation: pay 1.0% more in Armenia
Housing: pay 31.7% more in Armenia
Childcare: pay 3.9 times more in Armenia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.2% more in Armenia
Clothing: pay 5.3% more in Armenia

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation in Armenia are more expensive than in Burkina Faso. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Armenia.

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Armenia vs. Burkina Faso Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.5% more for restaurants

	Burkina Faso	Armenia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.25 F CFA4,236	$12.32 AMD4,462.13	+69.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.25 F CFA4,236	$9.80 AMD3,547.08	+35.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 F CFA631	$1.04 AMD376.48	-3.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 F CFA631	$0.56 AMD202.54	-48.3%
Average			+31.5%

Burkina Faso vs. Armenia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 53.5% less for groceries

	Burkina Faso	Armenia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.11 F CFA648	$0.62 AMD223.68	-44.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.54 F CFA4,983	$3.54 AMD1,280.73	-58.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.59 F CFA4,433	$5.95 AMD2,154.63	-21.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 F CFA1,495	$2.39 AMD865.30	-6.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.29 F CFA5,425	$4.07 AMD1,471.77	-56.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.13 F CFA1,243	$0.49 AMD176.88	-77.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.71 AMD256.60
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.55 F CFA904	$0.62 AMD225.88	-59.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.74 F CFA1,017	$0.86 AMD313.09	-50.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 F CFA414	$0.29 AMD105.30	-59.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.77 F CFA452	$0.26 AMD95.09	-66.1%
Average			-53.5%

Burkina Faso vs. Armenia - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.0% more for transportation

	Burkina Faso	Armenia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.49 F CFA3,207	$6.10 AMD2,210.03	+11.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$24.57 AMD8,896.93
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,701.04 F CFA21M	$35,049.44 AMD13M	-4.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.34 F CFA4,285	$6.26 AMD2,266.51	-14.7%
Average			+1.0%

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pay 31.7% more for housing

	Burkina Faso	Armenia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.06 F CFA31,559	$18.90 AMD6,844.44	-65.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$341.40 F CFA199K	$552.86 AMD200K	+61.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$230.45 F CFA135K	$392.70 AMD142K	+70.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$136.41 F CFA79,640	$81.18 AMD29,391.17	-40.5%
Average			+31.7%

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pay 3.9 times more for childcare

	Burkina Faso	Armenia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$34.14 F CFA19,932	$308.72 AMD112K	+804.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,974.59 F CFA3M	$10,253.80 AMD4M	+71.6%
Average			+293.9%

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pay 12.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Burkina Faso	Armenia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 F CFA698	$2.23 AMD806.95	+86.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 F CFA1,163	$2.61 AMD943.19	+30.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.32 F CFA772	$2.36 AMD854.72	+78.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.75 F CFA34,881	$45.16 AMD16,351.07	-24.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.83 F CFA3,986	$5.55 AMD2,011.10	-18.6%
Average			+12.2%

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pay 5.3% more for clothing

	Burkina Faso	Armenia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.14 F CFA19,932	$49.93 AMD18,078.94	+46.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.21 F CFA29,898	$47.50 AMD17,196.99	-7.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.35 F CFA49,830	$99.72 AMD36,102.02	+16.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.42 F CFA59,796	$79.56 AMD28,804.80	-22.3%
Average			+5.3%

Burkina Faso vs. Armenia - Cost of clothing

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