Cost of living comparison
Germany is 3.6 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Germany instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 7.8 times more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA485
|
$13.72
€12.28
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,260
|
$10.18
€9.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA452
|
$2.83
€2.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA242
|
$2.48
€2.22
|
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pay 48.8% more for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA520
|
$2.11
€1.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.75
€6.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,403
|
$4.24
€3.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,483
|
$3.55
€3.18
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$7.19
€6.43
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA469
|
$1.26
€1.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA294
|
$0.65
€0.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA250
|
$1.00
€0.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA398
|
$1.39
€1.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA796
|
$0.72
€0.64
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA338
|
$0.77
€0.69
|
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pay 4.8 times more for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,688
|
$7.16
€6.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,908
|
$54.61
€48.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,249.82
€26,182.54
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,046
|
$23.30
€20.86
|
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pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,187
|
$49.15
€44.00
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA242,355
|
$800.45
€716.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA121,178
|
$616.33
€551.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA40,773
|
$232.30
€207.94
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA72,706
|
$434.24
€388.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA8,930,969
|
$12,512.98
€11,200.81
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA679
|
$4.33
€3.88
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA727
|
$3.44
€3.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA969
|
$8.81
€7.89
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,236
|
$35.42
€31.71
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,847
|
$12.56
€11.24
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$83.65
€74.88
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$41.29
€36.96
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$89.84
€80.42
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$120.25
€107.64
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