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Switzerland vs. Burkina Faso Cost of Living Summary

Switzerland is 3.0 times more expensive than Burkina Faso overall.

Restaurants
pay 3.6 times more in Switzerland
Groceries
pay 36.6% more in Switzerland
Transportation
pay 61.1% more in Switzerland
Housing
pay 4.4 times more in Switzerland
Childcare
pay 20.8 times more in Switzerland
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.5 times more in Switzerland
Clothing
pay 2.0 times more in Switzerland

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation in Switzerland are more expensive than in Burkina Faso. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Switzerland.

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Switzerland vs. Burkina Faso Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Switzerland instead of Burkina Faso, you would:

pay 3.6 times more for restaurants

 
Burkina Faso
Switzerland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.25
F CFA4,249
$30.33
CHF24.99
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.25
F CFA4,249
$18.14
CHF14.94
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.08
F CFA633
$5.29
CHF4.35
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pay 36.6% more for groceries

 
Burkina Faso
Switzerland
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.11
F CFA650
$3.50
CHF2.89
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.54
F CFA4,999
$12.96
CHF10.68
Milk (1 gallon) $7.59
F CFA4,447
$8.10
CHF6.68
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pay 61.1% more for transportation

 
Burkina Faso
Switzerland
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.49
F CFA3,217
$8.57
CHF7.06
Monthly public transit pass ?? $118.70
CHF97.79
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,701.04
F CFA21M
$40,149.55
CHF33,076.84
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pay 4.4 times more for housing

 
Burkina Faso
Switzerland
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $54.06
F CFA31,661
$58.17
CHF47.92
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $341.40
F CFA200K
$1,813.65
CHF1,494.16
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $230.45
F CFA135K
$1,535.97
CHF1,265.39
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pay 20.8 times more for childcare

 
Burkina Faso
Switzerland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $34.14
F CFA19,996
$2,648.71
CHF2,182.11
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,974.59
F CFA3M
$33,203.62
CHF27,354.51
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pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Burkina Faso
Switzerland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.19
F CFA700
$8.68
CHF7.15
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.99
F CFA1,166
$5.95
CHF4.90
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $1.32
F CFA775
$10.85
CHF8.94
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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

 
Burkina Faso
Switzerland
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $34.14
F CFA19,996
$135.00
CHF111.22
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $51.21
F CFA29,994
$65.94
CHF54.32
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $85.35
F CFA49,990
$152.86
CHF125.93
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this

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