Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 67.5% more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
South Africa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
F CFA510
|
$7.74
ZAR143.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
F CFA1,327
|
$3.92
ZAR72.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
F CFA383
|
$0.87
ZAR16.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
F CFA306
|
$0.65
ZAR12.05
|
|
pay 18.8% less for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
F CFA646
|
$0.82
ZAR15.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.09
ZAR57.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
F CFA5,215
|
$3.51
ZAR64.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
F CFA1,225
|
$1.71
ZAR31.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
F CFA1,852
|
$1.85
ZAR34.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
F CFA571
|
$0.61
ZAR11.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA347
|
$0.57
ZAR10.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA262
|
$0.59
ZAR10.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA359
|
$0.59
ZAR10.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$0.47
ZAR8.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA324
|
$0.47
ZAR8.61
|
|
pay 54.5% more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
F CFA2,522
|
$4.65
ZAR86.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
F CFA9,189
|
$40.67
ZAR752.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$18,011.69
ZAR333,378.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
F CFA5,616
|
$7.53
ZAR139.43
|
|
pay 24.2% more for housing
Burkina Faso
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
F CFA22,768
|
$48.06
ZAR889.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
F CFA255,251
|
$341.02
ZAR6,312.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
F CFA105,929
|
$317.79
ZAR5,881.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
F CFA46,846
|
$80.15
ZAR1,483.49
|
|
pay 18.2% more for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
F CFA44,244
|
$157.19
ZAR2,909.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
F CFA9,406,199
|
$3,082.89
ZAR57,061.18
|
|
pay 51.9% more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
F CFA715
|
$1.70
ZAR31.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
$1.67
ZAR30.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
$2.56
ZAR47.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
$30.74
ZAR568.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
$5.40
ZAR99.90
|
|
pay 99.4% more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
F CFA8,168
|
$43.19
ZAR799.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
$26.96
ZAR498.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
F CFA20,420
|
$80.72
ZAR1,493.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
$71.81
ZAR1,329.13
|
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