Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 79.1% more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
CFA514
|
$5.83
SVC51.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
CFA1,336
|
$5.91
SVC51.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
CFA385
|
$0.71
SVC6.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CFA308
|
$0.68
SVC5.90
|
|
pay 43.5% more for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
CFA651
|
$1.83
SVC16.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.97
SVC25.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
CFA5,250
|
$6.82
SVC59.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
CFA1,233
|
$2.36
SVC20.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
CFA1,865
|
$2.16
SVC18.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
CFA575
|
$1.44
SVC12.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CFA350
|
$0.75
SVC6.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
CFA264
|
$1.03
SVC8.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
CFA361
|
$1.09
SVC9.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA490
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
CFA326
|
$0.83
SVC7.29
|
|
pay 84.8% more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
CFA2,539
|
$3.88
SVC33.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
CFA9,251
|
$21.74
SVC190.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$18,000.00
SVC157,411.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
CFA5,653
|
$29.19
SVC255.25
|
|
pay 35.8% more for housing
Burkina Faso
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
CFA22,921
|
$43.89
SVC383.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
CFA256,965
|
$610.09
SVC5,335.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
CFA106,640
|
$369.44
SVC3,230.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
CFA47,161
|
$52.06
SVC455.24
|
|
pay 21.6% less for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
CFA44,541
|
$96.15
SVC840.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
CFA9,469,355
|
$3,776.67
SVC33,027.21
|
|
pay 70.0% more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
CFA720
|
$1.50
SVC13.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
$2.31
SVC20.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
$4.00
SVC34.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
CFA17,988
|
$31.48
SVC275.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
CFA1,285
|
$5.00
SVC43.73
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
CFA8,223
|
$53.50
SVC467.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
CFA17,988
|
$41.12
SVC359.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
CFA20,557
|
$81.36
SVC711.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
CFA30,836
|
$85.00
SVC743.33
|
|
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