Cost of living comparison
Florida is 4.3 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Florida instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 8.6 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
CFA513
|
$19.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
CFA1,334
|
$9.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
CFA385
|
$2.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CFA308
|
$1.84
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
CFA650
|
$3.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
CFA5,242
|
$4.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
CFA1,231
|
$4.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
CFA1,862
|
$5.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
CFA574
|
$2.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CFA349
|
$0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
CFA264
|
$1.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
CFA360
|
$2.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA489
|
$1.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
CFA326
|
$1.46
|
|
pay 98.5% more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
CFA2,535
|
$3.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
CFA9,236
|
$52.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,899.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
CFA5,644
|
$15.08
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
CFA22,885
|
$69.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
CFA256,557
|
$1,757.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
CFA106,471
|
$1,518.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
CFA47,086
|
$124.44
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
CFA44,470
|
$960.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
CFA9,454,311
|
$14,658.88
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
CFA718
|
$4.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
CFA1,026
|
$4.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
CFA1,026
|
$7.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
CFA17,959
|
$39.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
CFA1,283
|
$12.34
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
CFA8,210
|
$44.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
CFA17,959
|
$35.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
CFA20,525
|
$82.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
CFA30,787
|
$107.70
|
|
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