Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 7.2 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 13.3 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Switzerland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
F CFA510
|
$26.06
CHF23.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
F CFA1,327
|
$16.57
CHF15.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
F CFA383
|
$4.36
CHF3.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
F CFA306
|
$3.85
CHF3.49
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
F CFA646
|
$3.23
CHF2.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$14.05
CHF12.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
F CFA5,215
|
$6.73
CHF6.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
F CFA1,225
|
$6.47
CHF5.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
F CFA1,852
|
$11.61
CHF10.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
F CFA571
|
$1.92
CHF1.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA347
|
$1.29
CHF1.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA262
|
$1.50
CHF1.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA359
|
$2.00
CHF1.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$1.16
CHF1.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA324
|
$1.15
CHF1.04
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
F CFA2,522
|
$7.86
CHF7.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
F CFA9,189
|
$101.99
CHF92.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,369.68
CHF31,101.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
F CFA5,616
|
$39.48
CHF35.73
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
F CFA22,768
|
$58.09
CHF52.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
F CFA255,251
|
$1,527.18
CHF1,381.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
F CFA105,929
|
$1,267.40
CHF1,146.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
F CFA46,846
|
$182.90
CHF165.51
|
|
pay 16.4 times more for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
F CFA44,244
|
$2,253.56
CHF2,039.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
F CFA9,406,199
|
$28,390.10
CHF25,690.38
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
F CFA715
|
$6.80
CHF6.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
$5.05
CHF4.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
$9.54
CHF8.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
$88.43
CHF80.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
$20.14
CHF18.23
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
F CFA8,168
|
$111.16
CHF100.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
$56.12
CHF50.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
F CFA20,420
|
$131.83
CHF119.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
$170.76
CHF154.53
|
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