Cost of living comparison
Russia is 37.0% more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Russia instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Russia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA495
|
$6.85
RUB655.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,287
|
$4.21
RUB402.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA462
|
$0.84
RUB80.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA247
|
$0.41
RUB38.93
|
|
pay 24.2% less for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Russia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA531
|
$0.49
RUB46.59
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.93
RUB376.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,516
|
$3.21
RUB306.84
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,514
|
$1.21
RUB116.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.72
RUB164.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA479
|
$0.56
RUB53.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA301
|
$0.56
RUB53.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA256
|
$0.75
RUB71.51
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA407
|
$0.90
RUB86.34
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA813
|
$0.22
RUB21.06
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA345
|
$0.22
RUB20.92
|
|
pay 55.2% more for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,744
|
$2.21
RUB211.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,969
|
$19.07
RUB1,824.14
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,869.86
RUB2,762,162.30
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,214
|
$4.42
RUB423.08
|
|
pay 26.1% less for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Russia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,692
|
$6.26
RUB599.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA247,413
|
$317.16
RUB30,344.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA123,707
|
$217.57
RUB20,816.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,624
|
$68.11
RUB6,516.95
|
|
pay 3.9% more for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,224
|
$212.06
RUB20,289.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,117,366
|
$5,562.55
RUB532,204.01
|
|
pay 4.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA693
|
$1.50
RUB143.34
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA742
|
$1.72
RUB164.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA990
|
$2.19
RUB209.82
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,741
|
$29.01
RUB2,775.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,948
|
$4.18
RUB399.92
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Russia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$58.04
RUB5,553.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$36.63
RUB3,504.93
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$78.11
RUB7,473.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$78.83
RUB7,542.16
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