Cost of living comparison
Kansas is 3.2 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Kansas instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 6.8 times more for restaurants
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Burkina Faso
|
Kansas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
CFA516
|
$14.43
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
CFA1,340
|
$8.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
CFA387
|
$2.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CFA309
|
$1.48
|
|
pay 84.3% more for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Kansas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
CFA653
|
$2.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.95
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
CFA5,266
|
$3.45
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
CFA1,237
|
$3.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
CFA1,871
|
$5.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
CFA577
|
$1.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CFA351
|
$0.61
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
CFA265
|
$1.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
CFA362
|
$1.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA491
|
$0.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
CFA327
|
$0.91
|
|
pay 55.4% more for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Kansas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
CFA2,547
|
$3.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
CFA9,279
|
$32.57
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,141.43
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
CFA5,671
|
$16.23
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Kansas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
CFA22,992
|
$66.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
CFA257,752
|
$897.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
CFA106,967
|
$757.86
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
CFA47,305
|
$150.46
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Kansas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
CFA44,677
|
$580.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
CFA9,498,372
|
$9,433.33
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Kansas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
CFA722
|
$3.79
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
CFA1,031
|
$4.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
CFA1,031
|
$7.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
CFA18,043
|
$43.31
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
CFA1,289
|
$10.57
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Kansas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
CFA8,248
|
$41.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
CFA18,043
|
$34.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
CFA20,620
|
$81.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
CFA30,930
|
$110.69
|
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