Cost of living comparison
South Carolina is 4.7 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in South Carolina instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 9.0 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
South Carolina
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA501
|
$19.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,304
|
$11.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA468
|
$2.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA251
|
$1.82
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
South Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA538
|
$3.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,588
|
$3.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,534
|
$3.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA485
|
$2.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA304
|
$0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA259
|
$2.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA412
|
$2.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA824
|
$1.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA350
|
$1.30
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
South Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,780
|
$3.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA3,008
|
$49.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,719.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,322
|
$19.66
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Burkina Faso
|
South Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA25,018
|
$63.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA250,677
|
$1,418.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA125,339
|
$1,353.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA42,173
|
$142.73
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
South Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA75,203
|
$1,435.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,237,656
|
$22,437.28
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
South Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA702
|
$4.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA752
|
$5.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA1,003
|
$7.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA25,068
|
$33.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,014
|
$11.80
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
South Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$43.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$42.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$84.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$113.36
|
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