Cost of living comparison
Kentucky is 3.8 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Kentucky instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 7.0 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Kentucky
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
CFA506
|
$14.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
CFA1,316
|
$8.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
CFA380
|
$1.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CFA304
|
$1.61
|
|
pay 92.2% more for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Kentucky
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
CFA641
|
$2.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
CFA5,172
|
$2.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
CFA1,215
|
$3.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
CFA1,837
|
$4.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
CFA566
|
$2.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CFA344
|
$0.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
CFA260
|
$1.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
CFA356
|
$1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA482
|
$0.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
CFA321
|
$1.07
|
|
pay 83.6% more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Kentucky
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
CFA2,501
|
$3.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
CFA9,113
|
$42.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,691.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
CFA5,569
|
$17.42
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Kentucky
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
CFA22,580
|
$64.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
CFA253,135
|
$970.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
CFA105,051
|
$750.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
CFA46,458
|
$131.64
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Kentucky
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
CFA43,877
|
$1,161.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
CFA9,328,206
|
$8,235.28
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Kentucky
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
CFA709
|
$3.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
CFA1,013
|
$4.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
CFA1,013
|
$6.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
CFA17,719
|
$24.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
CFA1,266
|
$10.56
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Kentucky
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
CFA8,100
|
$39.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
CFA17,719
|
$30.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
CFA20,251
|
$80.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
CFA30,376
|
$105.25
|
|
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