Cost of living comparison
Illinois is 4.3 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Illinois instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 7.6 times more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Illinois
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
CFA512
|
$16.52
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
CFA1,332
|
$8.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
CFA384
|
$2.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CFA307
|
$1.64
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Illinois
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
CFA648
|
$2.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
CFA5,233
|
$3.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
CFA1,229
|
$3.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
CFA1,859
|
$4.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
CFA573
|
$1.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CFA348
|
$0.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
CFA263
|
$1.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
CFA360
|
$1.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA488
|
$1.12
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
CFA325
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Illinois
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
CFA2,531
|
$3.73
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
CFA9,221
|
$85.20
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,072.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
CFA5,635
|
$16.37
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Illinois
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
CFA22,847
|
$63.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
CFA256,131
|
$1,273.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
CFA106,294
|
$1,019.22
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
CFA47,008
|
$127.01
|
|
pay 8.8 times more for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Illinois
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
CFA44,396
|
$1,216.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
CFA9,438,611
|
$13,033.13
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Illinois
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
CFA717
|
$4.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
CFA1,025
|
$3.95
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
CFA1,025
|
$9.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
CFA17,929
|
$39.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
CFA1,281
|
$11.22
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Illinois
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
CFA8,196
|
$45.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
CFA17,929
|
$33.86
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
CFA20,490
|
$75.45
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
CFA30,736
|
$105.59
|
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