Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 2.5 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 7.1 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
F CFA514
|
$12.50
LRD2,420.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
F CFA1,335
|
$12.50
LRD2,420.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
F CFA385
|
$1.50
LRD290.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
F CFA308
|
$2.67
LRD516.40
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
F CFA650
|
$1.36
LRD264.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$10.00
LRD1,936.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
F CFA5,246
|
$6.37
LRD1,233.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
F CFA1,232
|
$5.33
LRD1,032.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
F CFA1,863
|
$4.48
LRD866.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
F CFA575
|
$0.91
LRD175.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA349
|
$1.25
LRD242.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA264
|
$1.81
LRD351.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA361
|
$2.36
LRD457.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA489
|
$1.04
LRD202.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA326
|
$1.82
LRD351.96
|
|
pay 20.4% more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
F CFA2,537
|
$3.94
LRD762.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
F CFA9,243
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$5,069.87
LRD981,780.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
F CFA5,649
|
$13.44
LRD2,603.03
|
|
pay 64.9% more for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
F CFA22,902
|
$49.87
LRD9,658.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
F CFA256,751
|
$680.33
LRD131,746.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
F CFA106,552
|
$158.33
LRD30,661.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
F CFA47,121
|
$209.64
LRD40,597.00
|
|
pay 4.9% less for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
F CFA44,503
|
$132.44
LRD25,647.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
F CFA9,461,458
|
$1,227.33
LRD237,672.71
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
F CFA719
|
$2.50
LRD484.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
$3.67
LRD710.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
$6.87
LRD1,331.32
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
F CFA17,973
|
$66.50
LRD12,877.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
$9.87
LRD1,912.27
|
|
pay 2.2% less for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
F CFA8,216
|
$11.22
LRD2,172.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
F CFA17,973
|
$26.58
LRD5,147.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
F CFA20,540
|
$48.33
LRD9,359.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
$36.50
LRD7,068.19
|
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