Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 2.8 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 5.6 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
CFA516
|
$10.47
kr113.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
CFA1,341
|
$8.27
kr89.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
CFA387
|
$1.80
kr19.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CFA309
|
$1.63
kr17.68
|
|
pay 58.0% more for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
CFA653
|
$2.32
kr25.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.47
kr48.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
CFA5,269
|
$4.74
kr51.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
CFA1,238
|
$3.01
kr32.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
CFA1,872
|
$4.05
kr44.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
CFA577
|
$1.20
kr13.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CFA351
|
$1.00
kr10.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
CFA265
|
$1.15
kr12.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
CFA362
|
$1.57
kr17.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA491
|
$0.60
kr6.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
CFA327
|
$0.60
kr6.51
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
CFA2,548
|
$7.21
kr78.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
CFA9,284
|
$69.67
kr757.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$23,170.07
kr251,993.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
CFA5,674
|
$22.12
kr240.62
|
|
pay 65.6% more for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
CFA23,004
|
$28.54
kr310.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
CFA257,890
|
$736.74
kr8,012.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
CFA107,024
|
$574.14
kr6,244.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
CFA47,330
|
$61.61
kr670.05
|
|
pay 0.5% less for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
CFA44,701
|
$129.63
kr1,409.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
CFA9,503,436
|
$3,186.61
kr34,656.90
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
CFA722
|
$6.47
kr70.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
CFA1,032
|
$3.66
kr39.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
CFA1,032
|
$6.21
kr67.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
CFA18,052
|
$36.95
kr401.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
CFA1,289
|
$12.40
kr134.86
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
CFA8,252
|
$78.79
kr856.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
CFA18,052
|
$34.00
kr369.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
CFA20,631
|
$80.12
kr871.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
CFA30,947
|
$121.88
kr1,325.56
|
|
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