Cost of living comparison
compared to
Puerto Rico vs. Burkina Faso Cost of Living Summary
Puerto Rico is 79.3% more expensive than Burkina Faso overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.1 times more in Puerto Rico
- Groceries
-
pay 63.6% more in Puerto Rico
- Transportation
-
pay 28.1% less in Puerto Rico
- Housing
-
pay 89.4% more in Puerto Rico
- Childcare
-
pay 96.3% more in Puerto Rico
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.5 times more in Puerto Rico
The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, childcare, housing, and groceries in Puerto Rico are more expensive than in Burkina Faso. Notably, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico vs. Burkina Faso Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.37
F CFA3,035
|
$15.10
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.05
F CFA4,553
|
$10.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
F CFA472
|
$1.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
F CFA329
|
$1.35
|
|
Burkina Faso vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of restaurants
pay 63.6% more for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
F CFA536
|
$3.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.94
F CFA5,059
|
$4.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.61
F CFA6,000
|
$8.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
F CFA1,723
|
$5.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.74
F CFA5,507
|
$3.76
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
F CFA1,147
|
$2.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
F CFA358
|
$1.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
F CFA257
|
$1.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
F CFA630
|
$1.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
F CFA572
|
$1.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA346
|
$1.04
|
|
Burkina Faso vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of groceries
pay 28.1% less for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.76
F CFA3,256
|
$3.65
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$35.20
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,457.72
F CFA21,753,584
|
$34,700.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.85
F CFA8,398
|
$9.22
|
|
Burkina Faso vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of transportation
pay 89.4% more for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
F CFA28,634
|
$62.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.18
F CFA252,949
|
$800.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.23
F CFA158,514
|
$580.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.57
F CFA55,192
|
$242.07
|
|
Burkina Faso vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of housing
pay 96.3% more for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$134.15
F CFA75,885
|
$453.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,731.14
F CFA10,029,609
|
$9,760.00
|
|
Burkina Faso vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of childcare
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
F CFA607
|
$2.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
F CFA1,012
|
$3.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
F CFA1,012
|
$11.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.61
F CFA35,413
|
$37.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.94
F CFA5,059
|
$9.90
|
|
Burkina Faso vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$42.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$54.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$81.06
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$96.00
|
Burkina Faso vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of clothing
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