Cost of living comparison
Mississippi is 3.5 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Mississippi instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 9.0 times more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Mississippi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
CFA512
|
$21.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
CFA1,332
|
$8.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
CFA384
|
$1.82
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CFA307
|
$1.69
|
|
pay 94.2% more for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Mississippi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
CFA648
|
$1.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
CFA5,233
|
$3.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
CFA1,229
|
$3.01
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
CFA1,859
|
$4.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
CFA573
|
$2.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CFA348
|
$0.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
CFA263
|
$1.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
CFA360
|
$1.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA488
|
$1.30
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
CFA325
|
$1.17
|
|
pay 62.5% more for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Mississippi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
CFA2,531
|
$3.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
CFA9,221
|
$36.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,747.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
CFA5,635
|
$15.58
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Mississippi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
CFA22,847
|
$71.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
CFA256,131
|
$1,020.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
CFA106,294
|
$784.72
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
CFA47,008
|
$135.08
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Mississippi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
CFA44,396
|
$497.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
CFA9,438,611
|
$6,660.00
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Mississippi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
CFA717
|
$4.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
CFA1,025
|
$4.41
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
CFA1,025
|
$6.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
CFA17,929
|
$40.17
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
CFA1,281
|
$11.29
|
|
pay 96.8% more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Mississippi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
CFA8,196
|
$39.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
CFA17,929
|
$32.77
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
CFA20,490
|
$73.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
CFA30,736
|
$82.00
|
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