Cost of living comparison
Michigan is 4.2 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Michigan instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 8.1 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Michigan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA505
|
$16.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,313
|
$10.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA471
|
$2.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA253
|
$2.12
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Michigan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA542
|
$3.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,630
|
$3.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,546
|
$2.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$5.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA489
|
$2.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA307
|
$0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA261
|
$2.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA415
|
$2.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA830
|
$1.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA353
|
$1.44
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Michigan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,801
|
$3.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA3,031
|
$46.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,722.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,385
|
$17.20
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Michigan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA25,205
|
$57.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA252,558
|
$1,272.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA126,279
|
$1,084.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA42,489
|
$114.00
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Michigan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA75,768
|
$1,063.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,306,973
|
$18,799.54
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Michigan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA707
|
$5.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA758
|
$4.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA1,010
|
$8.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA25,256
|
$41.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,051
|
$10.19
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Michigan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$46.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$29.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$78.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$122.69
|
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