Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 2.3 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
CFA514
|
$8.99
€8.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
CFA1,336
|
$6.17
€5.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
CFA385
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CFA308
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
pay 10.4% more for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
CFA651
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.58
€4.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
CFA5,250
|
$4.83
€4.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
CFA1,233
|
$2.38
€2.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
CFA1,865
|
$3.23
€3.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
CFA575
|
$0.49
€0.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CFA350
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
CFA264
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
CFA361
|
$1.31
€1.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA490
|
$0.32
€0.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
CFA326
|
$0.35
€0.33
|
|
pay 71.4% more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
CFA2,539
|
$7.32
€6.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
CFA9,251
|
$38.37
€35.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,439.27
€20,043.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
CFA5,653
|
$7.64
€7.15
|
|
pay 32.2% more for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
CFA22,921
|
$16.90
€15.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
CFA256,965
|
$342.38
€320.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
CFA106,640
|
$247.16
€231.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
CFA47,161
|
$199.93
€186.91
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
CFA44,541
|
$261.48
€244.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
CFA9,469,355
|
$14,283.25
€13,353.20
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
CFA720
|
$2.94
€2.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
$2.55
€2.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
$4.55
€4.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
CFA17,988
|
$37.76
€35.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
CFA1,285
|
$7.56
€7.07
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
CFA8,223
|
$68.48
€64.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
CFA17,988
|
$40.46
€37.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
CFA20,557
|
$75.05
€70.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
CFA30,836
|
$104.60
€97.79
|
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