Cost of living comparison
California is 5.2 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in California instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 9.1 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
CFA516
|
$19.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
CFA1,341
|
$10.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
CFA387
|
$2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CFA309
|
$2.01
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
CFA653
|
$3.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
CFA5,269
|
$4.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
CFA1,238
|
$4.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
CFA1,872
|
$6.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
CFA577
|
$2.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CFA351
|
$0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
CFA265
|
$1.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
CFA362
|
$2.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA491
|
$1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
CFA327
|
$1.24
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
CFA2,548
|
$4.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
CFA9,284
|
$68.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,571.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
CFA5,674
|
$17.49
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for housing
Burkina Faso
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
CFA23,004
|
$70.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
CFA257,890
|
$2,161.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
CFA107,024
|
$1,891.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
CFA47,330
|
$151.84
|
|
pay 10.3 times more for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
CFA44,701
|
$1,413.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
CFA9,503,436
|
$18,865.17
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
CFA722
|
$6.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
CFA1,032
|
$4.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
CFA1,032
|
$9.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
CFA18,052
|
$52.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
CFA1,289
|
$13.37
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
CFA8,252
|
$49.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
CFA18,052
|
$38.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
CFA20,631
|
$81.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
CFA30,947
|
$113.48
|
|
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