Cost of living comparison
Finland is 3.4 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Finland instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 7.1 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
CFA506
|
$13.74
€12.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
CFA1,316
|
$9.50
€8.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
CFA380
|
$2.59
€2.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CFA304
|
$1.76
€1.62
|
|
pay 60.6% more for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
CFA641
|
$2.40
€2.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.01
€3.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
CFA5,172
|
$4.08
€3.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
CFA1,215
|
$2.96
€2.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
CFA1,837
|
$4.85
€4.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
CFA566
|
$1.08
€1.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CFA344
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
CFA260
|
$1.08
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
CFA356
|
$1.79
€1.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA482
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
CFA321
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
CFA2,501
|
$8.90
€8.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
CFA9,113
|
$58.04
€53.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,560.99
€27,224.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
CFA5,569
|
$20.72
€19.08
|
|
pay 80.0% more for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
CFA22,580
|
$23.03
€21.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
CFA253,135
|
$744.51
€685.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
CFA105,051
|
$617.65
€568.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
CFA46,458
|
$96.36
€88.74
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
CFA43,877
|
$346.47
€319.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
CFA9,328,206
|
$7,931.98
€7,304.96
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
CFA709
|
$7.11
€6.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
CFA1,013
|
$4.18
€3.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
CFA1,013
|
$9.96
€9.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
CFA17,719
|
$43.96
€40.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
CFA1,266
|
$15.18
€13.98
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
CFA8,100
|
$89.09
€82.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
CFA17,719
|
$36.28
€33.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
CFA20,251
|
$81.40
€74.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
CFA30,376
|
$117.91
€108.59
|
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