Cost of living comparison
Jordan is 78.0% more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Jordan instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Jordan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
F CFA510
|
$6.26
JOD4.430
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
F CFA1,327
|
$6.70
JOD4.750
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
F CFA383
|
$0.53
JOD0.370
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
F CFA306
|
$0.38
JOD0.270
|
|
pay 19.2% less for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
F CFA646
|
$0.53
JOD0.380
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.79
JOD2.680
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
F CFA5,215
|
$5.49
JOD3.890
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
F CFA1,225
|
$1.87
JOD1.320
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
F CFA1,852
|
$2.16
JOD1.530
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
F CFA571
|
$0.86
JOD0.610
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA347
|
$0.76
JOD0.540
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA262
|
$0.59
JOD0.420
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA359
|
$0.33
JOD0.230
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA324
|
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
|
pay 51.8% more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
F CFA2,522
|
$4.64
JOD3.290
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
F CFA9,189
|
$42.52
JOD30.140
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,721.45
JOD20,354.890
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
F CFA5,616
|
$5.67
JOD4.020
|
|
pay 9.8% less for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
F CFA22,768
|
$34.17
JOD24.220
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
F CFA255,251
|
$279.89
JOD198.360
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
F CFA105,929
|
$212.37
JOD150.510
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
F CFA46,846
|
$61.94
JOD43.900
|
|
pay 18.2% less for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
F CFA44,244
|
$101.26
JOD71.760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
F CFA9,406,199
|
$3,737.38
JOD2,648.680
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
F CFA715
|
$6.52
JOD4.620
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
$2.92
JOD2.070
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
$3.27
JOD2.320
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
$52.20
JOD36.990
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
$11.56
JOD8.190
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
F CFA8,168
|
$38.71
JOD27.430
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
$47.80
JOD33.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
F CFA20,420
|
$79.04
JOD56.020
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
$70.81
JOD50.190
|
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