Cost of living comparison
Iowa is 3.7 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Iowa instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 6.9 times more for restaurants
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Burkina Faso
|
Iowa
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
CFA502
|
$14.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
CFA1,306
|
$8.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
CFA377
|
$2.17
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CFA301
|
$1.50
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Iowa
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
CFA636
|
$1.92
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.34
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
CFA5,131
|
$3.42
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
CFA1,205
|
$3.76
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
CFA1,822
|
$5.42
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
CFA562
|
$2.52
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CFA342
|
$0.88
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
CFA258
|
$2.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
CFA353
|
$2.48
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA478
|
$1.08
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
CFA319
|
$1.31
|
|
pay 70.9% more for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Iowa
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
CFA2,481
|
$3.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
CFA9,040
|
$41.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,180.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
CFA5,524
|
$14.77
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Iowa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
CFA22,398
|
$71.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
CFA251,101
|
$970.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
CFA104,207
|
$657.81
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
CFA46,084
|
$140.85
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Iowa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
CFA43,524
|
$907.34
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
CFA9,253,252
|
$16,239.17
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Iowa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
CFA703
|
$4.64
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
CFA1,004
|
$4.27
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
CFA1,004
|
$7.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
CFA17,577
|
$38.83
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
CFA1,256
|
$10.60
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Iowa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
CFA8,035
|
$43.72
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
CFA17,577
|
$41.28
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
CFA20,088
|
$77.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
CFA30,132
|
$77.28
|
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