Cost of living comparison
Peru is 9.0% more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Peru instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 48.6% more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA750
|
$3.74
PEN14.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,500
|
$5.76
PEN21.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA467
|
$0.93
PEN3.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA325
|
$0.47
PEN1.77
|
|
pay 19.8% less for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA437
|
$2.12
PEN8.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA5,000
|
$3.22
PEN12.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,607
|
$4.63
PEN17.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,751
|
$2.67
PEN10.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,443
|
$2.40
PEN9.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA907
|
$0.71
PEN2.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA304
|
$0.38
PEN1.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA252
|
$0.44
PEN1.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA639
|
$0.45
PEN1.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA731
|
$0.43
PEN1.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA376
|
$0.39
PEN1.47
|
|
pay 7.2% more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA2,962
|
$5.19
PEN19.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.61
PEN66.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,522.48
PEN77,410.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$16.04
PEN60.50
|
|
pay 32.9% less for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA27,448
|
$28.54
PEN107.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA249,980
|
$324.84
PEN1,225.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA174,986
|
$239.27
PEN902.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA54,545
|
$37.17
PEN140.20
|
|
pay 16.9% less for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA74,994
|
$170.53
PEN643.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,211,945
|
$4,073.87
PEN15,366.63
|
|
pay 67.6% more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA700
|
$2.47
PEN9.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA1,000
|
$2.84
PEN10.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA1,000
|
$5.40
PEN20.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA34,997
|
$32.14
PEN121.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,000
|
$5.04
PEN18.99
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$42.67
PEN160.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$26.03
PEN98.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$66.63
PEN251.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$62.87
PEN237.13
|
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