Cost of living comparison

Burkina Faso

compared to

Costa Rica

Costa Rica vs. Burkina Faso Cost of Living Summary

Costa Rica is 55.3% more expensive than Burkina Faso overall.

Restaurants: pay 59.3% more in Costa Rica
Groceries: pay 12.8% more in Costa Rica
Transportation: pay 6.2% less in Costa Rica
Housing: pay 88.3% more in Costa Rica
Childcare: pay 7.0 times more in Costa Rica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.6% more in Costa Rica
Clothing: pay 30.6% more in Costa Rica

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, and groceries in Costa Rica are more expensive than in Burkina Faso. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Costa Rica.

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Costa Rica vs. Burkina Faso Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Burkina Faso, you would:

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pay 59.3% more for restaurants

	Burkina Faso	Costa Rica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.25 F CFA4,236	$11.15 CRC5,073.49	+53.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.25 F CFA4,236	$10.85 CRC4,937.06	+49.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 F CFA631	$2.43 CRC1,106.42	+124.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 F CFA631	$1.79 CRC813.02	+65.2%
Average			+59.3%

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pay 12.8% more for groceries

	Burkina Faso	Costa Rica
Bread 1 loaf	$1.11 F CFA648	$2.77 CRC1,261.89	+149.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.54 F CFA4,983	$4.82 CRC2,192.99	-43.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.59 F CFA4,433	$8.37 CRC3,808.87	+10.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 F CFA1,495	$3.63 CRC1,653.83	+41.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.29 F CFA5,425	$4.40 CRC2,002.78	-52.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.13 F CFA1,243	$2.20 CRC1,003.04	+3.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.73 CRC329.98
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.55 F CFA904	$1.67 CRC758.13	+7.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.74 F CFA1,017	$1.43 CRC652.25	-17.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 F CFA414	$1.44 CRC655.18	+102.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.77 F CFA452	$1.33 CRC603.93	+71.4%
Average			+12.8%

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pay 6.2% less for transportation

	Burkina Faso	Costa Rica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.49 F CFA3,207	$5.78 CRC2,631.55	+5.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$66.80 CRC30,402.28
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,701.04 F CFA21M	$22,830.95 CRC10M	-37.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.34 F CFA4,285	$15.71 CRC7,149.33	+114.0%
Average			-6.2%

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pay 88.3% more for housing

	Burkina Faso	Costa Rica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.06 F CFA31,559	$51.66 CRC23,510.13	-4.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$341.40 F CFA199K	$834.08 CRC380K	+144.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$230.45 F CFA135K	$597.43 CRC272K	+159.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$136.41 F CFA79,640	$68.56 CRC31,201.98	-49.7%
Average			+88.3%

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pay 7.0 times more for childcare

	Burkina Faso	Costa Rica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$34.14 F CFA19,932	$742.27 CRC338K	+2074.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,974.59 F CFA3M	$13,434.66 CRC6M	+124.9%
Average			+599.2%

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pay 68.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Burkina Faso	Costa Rica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 F CFA698	$2.91 CRC1,323.10	+143.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 F CFA1,163	$4.06 CRC1,847.37	+103.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.32 F CFA772	$5.29 CRC2,409.48	+300.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.75 F CFA34,881	$66.37 CRC30,203.17	+11.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.83 F CFA3,986	$7.92 CRC3,603.80	+16.0%
Average			+68.6%

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pay 30.6% more for clothing

	Burkina Faso	Costa Rica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.14 F CFA19,932	$67.50 CRC30,717.09	+97.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.21 F CFA29,898	$49.52 CRC22,538.15	-3.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.35 F CFA49,830	$122.64 CRC55,811.48	+43.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.42 F CFA59,796	$108.52 CRC49,389.03	+6.0%
Average			+30.6%

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