Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 77.3% more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
F CFA514
|
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
F CFA1,335
|
$10.06
F CFA6,162
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
F CFA385
|
$0.82
F CFA501
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
F CFA308
|
$0.71
F CFA436
|
|
pay 1.9% more for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
F CFA650
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.43
F CFA3,937
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
F CFA5,246
|
$7.37
F CFA4,516
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
F CFA1,232
|
$2.10
F CFA1,288
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
F CFA1,863
|
$3.76
F CFA2,303
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
F CFA575
|
$1.27
F CFA776
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA349
|
$0.41
F CFA248
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA264
|
$0.64
F CFA390
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA361
|
$0.80
F CFA489
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA489
|
$0.49
F CFA303
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA326
|
$0.52
F CFA319
|
|
pay 82.4% more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
F CFA2,537
|
$4.38
F CFA2,683
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
F CFA9,243
|
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,169.81
F CFA18,486,043
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
F CFA5,649
|
$15.08
F CFA9,243
|
|
pay 41.6% more for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
F CFA22,902
|
$59.50
F CFA36,459
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
F CFA256,751
|
$567.30
F CFA347,601
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
F CFA106,552
|
$235.35
F CFA144,208
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
F CFA47,121
|
$104.94
F CFA64,301
|
|
pay 10.5% less for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
F CFA44,503
|
$117.33
F CFA71,890
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
F CFA9,461,458
|
$2,700.38
F CFA1,654,615
|
|
pay 88.0% more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
F CFA719
|
$1.09
F CFA668
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
$2.93
F CFA1,797
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
$1.26
F CFA770
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
F CFA17,973
|
$57.83
F CFA35,432
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
F CFA8,216
|
$63.45
F CFA38,879
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
F CFA17,973
|
$44.00
F CFA26,959
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
F CFA20,540
|
$70.56
F CFA43,237
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
$92.19
F CFA56,485
|
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