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Republic of the Congo vs. Burkina Faso Cost of Living Summary

Republic of the Congo is 57.5% more expensive than Burkina Faso overall.

Restaurants: pay 98.6% more in Republic of the Congo
Groceries: pay 40.4% more in Republic of the Congo
Transportation: pay 12.3% less in Republic of the Congo
Housing: pay 90.1% more in Republic of the Congo
Childcare: pay 30.2% more in Republic of the Congo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 98.2% more in Republic of the Congo

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and childcare in Republic of the Congo are more expensive than in Burkina Faso. Notably, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Republic of the Congo.

Republic of the Congo vs. Burkina Faso Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Burkina Faso, you would:

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pay 98.6% more for restaurants

	Burkina Faso	Republic of the Congo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.37 F CFA3,035	$13.06 FCFA7,387	+143.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.05 F CFA4,553	$9.37 FCFA5,297	+16.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 F CFA472	$1.38 FCFA778	+64.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 F CFA329	$1.57 FCFA887	+169.8%
Average			+98.6%

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pay 40.4% more for groceries

	Burkina Faso	Republic of the Congo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.95 F CFA536	$2.52 FCFA1,426	+166.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.94 F CFA5,059	$4.66 FCFA2,636	-47.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.61 F CFA6,000	$8.84 FCFA5,000	-16.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.05 F CFA1,723	$3.07 FCFA1,734	+0.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.74 F CFA5,507	$3.15 FCFA1,782	-67.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.03 F CFA1,147	$1.08 FCFA611	-46.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 F CFA358	$1.07 FCFA604	+68.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 F CFA257	$1.85 FCFA1,044	+307.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 F CFA630	$1.28 FCFA722	+14.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 F CFA572	$1.09 FCFA615	+7.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 F CFA346	$0.97 FCFA550	+59.0%
Average			+40.4%

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pay 12.3% less for transportation

	Burkina Faso	Republic of the Congo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.76 F CFA3,256	$5.08 FCFA2,876	-11.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$22.59 FCFA12,778
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,457.72 F CFA21,753,584	$32,895.05 FCFA18,607,060	-14.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.85 F CFA8,398	$13.24 FCFA7,490	-10.8%
Average			-12.3%

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pay 90.1% more for housing

	Burkina Faso	Republic of the Congo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.62 F CFA28,634	$65.34 FCFA36,958	+29.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$447.18 F CFA252,949	$988.85 FCFA559,342	+121.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$280.23 F CFA158,514	$393.90 FCFA222,811	+40.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.57 F CFA55,192	$262.94 FCFA148,731	+169.5%
Average			+90.1%

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pay 30.2% more for childcare

	Burkina Faso	Republic of the Congo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$134.15 F CFA75,885	$303.92 FCFA171,910	+126.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,731.14 F CFA10,029,609	$6,033.33 FCFA3,412,751	-66.0%
Average			+30.2%

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pay 98.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Burkina Faso	Republic of the Congo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.07 F CFA607	$3.10 FCFA1,755	+189.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 F CFA1,012	$4.75 FCFA2,687	+165.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.79 F CFA1,012	$3.92 FCFA2,215	+119.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.61 F CFA35,413	$63.17 FCFA35,733	+0.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.94 F CFA5,059	$10.42 FCFA5,894	+16.5%
Average			+98.2%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Burkina Faso	Republic of the Congo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$41.67 FCFA23,569
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$40.42 FCFA22,862
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$91.11 FCFA51,537
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$80.00 FCFA45,252

Burkina Faso vs. Republic of the Congo - 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: December 2025

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