Cost of living comparison
Peru is 43.9% more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Peru instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$3.27
PEN12.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,295
|
$5.37
PEN20.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA465
|
$1.03
PEN3.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$0.55
PEN2.07
|
|
pay 10.6% less for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
$1.88
PEN7.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.14
PEN11.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,551
|
$4.68
PEN17.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,524
|
$2.49
PEN9.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.54
PEN9.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$0.65
PEN2.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$0.39
PEN1.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA257
|
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA409
|
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA818
|
$0.43
PEN1.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA348
|
$0.44
PEN1.66
|
|
pay 96.3% more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,762
|
$5.37
PEN20.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,988
|
$17.78
PEN67.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,101.60
PEN75,752.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,267
|
$15.41
PEN58.08
|
|
pay 16.3% less for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,852
|
$29.39
PEN110.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA249,019
|
$337.81
PEN1,273.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,510
|
$246.39
PEN928.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,894
|
$43.26
PEN163.03
|
|
pay 3.3% less for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,706
|
$193.88
PEN730.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,176,559
|
$5,589.22
PEN21,062.98
|
|
pay 69.0% more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA697
|
$2.06
PEN7.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$2.73
PEN10.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA996
|
$5.11
PEN19.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,902
|
$32.12
PEN121.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,980
|
$4.85
PEN18.28
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$45.11
PEN169.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$23.43
PEN88.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$70.13
PEN264.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$71.17
PEN268.20
|
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