Cost of living comparison
Texas is 3.9 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Texas instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 7.3 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Texas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
CFA516
|
$15.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
CFA1,340
|
$8.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
CFA387
|
$2.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CFA309
|
$1.65
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Texas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
CFA653
|
$2.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
CFA5,267
|
$3.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
CFA1,237
|
$4.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
CFA1,871
|
$4.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
CFA577
|
$2.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CFA351
|
$0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
CFA265
|
$1.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
CFA362
|
$1.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA491
|
$1.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
CFA327
|
$1.15
|
|
pay 98.5% more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Texas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
CFA2,547
|
$2.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
CFA9,280
|
$56.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$23,909.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
CFA5,671
|
$14.11
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Texas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
CFA22,994
|
$71.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
CFA257,784
|
$1,311.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
CFA106,980
|
$1,059.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
CFA47,311
|
$139.47
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Texas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
CFA44,683
|
$969.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
CFA9,499,550
|
$11,614.33
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Texas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
CFA722
|
$4.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
CFA1,031
|
$4.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
CFA1,031
|
$7.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
CFA18,045
|
$32.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
CFA1,289
|
$10.69
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Texas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
CFA8,249
|
$43.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
CFA18,045
|
$33.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
CFA20,623
|
$75.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
CFA30,934
|
$112.97
|
|
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