Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 81.1% more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Ethiopia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
CFA514
|
$7.66
ETB436.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
CFA1,336
|
$5.60
ETB318.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
CFA385
|
$0.64
ETB36.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CFA308
|
$0.39
ETB22.46
|
|
pay 6.3% less for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
CFA651
|
$0.59
ETB33.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.28
ETB243.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
CFA5,250
|
$3.85
ETB219.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
CFA1,233
|
$2.23
ETB126.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
CFA1,865
|
$3.58
ETB203.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
CFA575
|
$1.87
ETB106.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CFA350
|
$0.42
ETB24.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
CFA264
|
$0.88
ETB50.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
CFA361
|
$0.31
ETB17.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA490
|
$0.19
ETB11.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
CFA326
|
$0.28
ETB15.80
|
|
pay 35.5% less for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
CFA2,539
|
$3.15
ETB179.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
CFA9,251
|
$11.00
ETB626.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,000.00
ETB1,480,391.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
CFA5,653
|
$4.10
ETB233.45
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
CFA22,921
|
$202.38
ETB11,523.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
CFA256,965
|
$496.62
ETB28,276.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
CFA106,640
|
$259.10
ETB14,752.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
CFA47,161
|
$101.32
ETB5,769.17
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
CFA44,541
|
$74.57
ETB4,246.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
CFA9,469,355
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,619,154.26
|
|
pay 53.0% more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
CFA720
|
$0.75
ETB42.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
$0.73
ETB41.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
$4.00
ETB227.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
CFA17,988
|
$66.88
ETB3,807.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
CFA1,285
|
$4.00
ETB227.75
|
|
pay 83.3% more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
CFA8,223
|
$26.92
ETB1,532.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
CFA17,988
|
$53.83
ETB3,064.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
CFA20,557
|
$64.59
ETB3,677.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
CFA30,836
|
$78.66
ETB4,478.56
|
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