Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Burkina Faso
  3. Peru
  4. Comparison
XOF
COMPARED TO
PEN

Peru is 18.3% more expensive than Burkina Faso.

If you lived in Peru instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
local_dining

pay 67.0% more for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $0.90
CFA521
$2.56
PEN8.32
+185.4%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $2.34
CFA1,355
$5.04
PEN16.33
+115.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.02
CFA591
$0.90
PEN2.93
-11.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.66
CFA382
$0.52
PEN1.67
-21.8%
Average +67.0%
Burkina Faso vs. Peru - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 14.3% less for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $1.17
CFA677
$1.59
PEN5.14
+35.7%
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $3.34
PEN10.83
Milk (1 gallon) $6.80
CFA3,945
$4.94
PEN16.02
-27.4%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $1.98
CFA1,146
$1.74
PEN5.66
-11.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $3.26
CFA1,891
$2.05
PEN6.66
-37.0%
Apples (1 lb) $1.10
CFA638
$0.62
PEN2.02
-43.5%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.55
CFA319
$0.42
PEN1.36
-23.9%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.45
CFA260
$0.48
PEN1.55
+6.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.34
CFA196
$0.44
PEN1.44
+31.3%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.49
CFA284
$0.32
PEN1.05
-33.7%
Onions (1 lb) $0.53
CFA307
$0.32
PEN1.04
-39.6%
Average -14.3%
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drive_eta

pay 35.9% more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.03
CFA2,334
$4.02
PEN13.03
-0.2%
Monthly public transit pass $16.17
CFA9,379
$18.91
PEN61.31
+16.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,957.55
CFA15,631,333
$18,748.90
PEN60,793.32
-30.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $4.85
CFA2,814
$12.50
PEN40.53
+157.6%
Average +35.9%
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home

pay 14.9% more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $112.32
CFA65,131
$43.47
PEN140.95
-61.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $281.56
CFA163,261
$430.18
PEN1,394.86
+52.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $112.32
CFA65,131
$266.76
PEN864.96
+137.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $162.63
CFA94,299
$49.70
PEN161.15
-69.4%
Average +14.9%
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child_care

pay 21.5% less for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $173.73
CFA100,735
$188.97
PEN612.74
+8.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,377.36
CFA8,336,711
$6,924.58
PEN22,452.94
-51.8%
Average -21.5%
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gamepad

pay 57.9% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.35
CFA782
$1.89
PEN6.11
+39.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.80
CFA1,042
$2.34
PEN7.58
+30.1%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $1.71
CFA990
$3.91
PEN12.68
+129.0%
Monthly membership at local gym $49.42
CFA28,657
$40.33
PEN130.76
-18.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $2.70
CFA1,563
$5.63
PEN18.25
+108.8%
Average +57.9%
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store

pay 11.7% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $89.86
CFA52,104
$42.89
PEN139.06
-52.3%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $56.16
CFA32,565
$33.57
PEN108.86
-40.2%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $71.89
CFA41,684
$80.47
PEN260.92
+11.9%
Men's business shoes (leather) $53.92
CFA31,263
$72.05
PEN233.63
+33.6%
Average -11.7%
Burkina Faso vs. Peru - Cost of clothing
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2021
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