Cost of living comparison

Burkina Faso

compared to

United States

United States vs. Burkina Faso Cost of Living Summary

United States is 2.2 times more expensive than Burkina Faso overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in United States
Groceries: pay 22.9% more in United States
Transportation: pay 5.5% less in United States
Housing: pay 4.0 times more in United States
Childcare: pay 13.2 times more in United States
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in United States
Clothing: pay 10.5% more in United States

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

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United States vs. Burkina Faso Cost Breakdown

If you lived in United States instead of Burkina Faso, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Burkina Faso	United States
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.25 F CFA4,236	$19.86	+173.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.25 F CFA4,236	$11.42	+57.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 F CFA631	$2.67	+146.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 F CFA631	$2.05	+89.7%
Average			+115.2%

Burkina Faso vs. United States - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.9% more for groceries

	Burkina Faso	United States
Bread 1 loaf	$1.11 F CFA648	$3.63	+226.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.54 F CFA4,983	$6.52	-23.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.59 F CFA4,433	$3.98	-47.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 F CFA1,495	$4.30	+67.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.29 F CFA5,425	$5.46	-41.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.13 F CFA1,243	$2.34	+9.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.80
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.55 F CFA904	$2.02	+30.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.74 F CFA1,017	$2.19	+25.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 F CFA414	$1.34	+89.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.77 F CFA452	$1.39	+79.1%
Average			+22.9%

Burkina Faso vs. United States - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.5% less for transportation

	Burkina Faso	United States
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.49 F CFA3,207	$4.01	-27.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$66.70
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,701.04 F CFA21M	$34,164.82	-6.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.34 F CFA4,285	$18.02	+145.6%
Average			-5.5%

Burkina Faso vs. United States - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.0 times more for housing

	Burkina Faso	United States
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.06 F CFA31,559	$70.22	+29.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$341.40 F CFA199K	$1,681.01	+392.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$230.45 F CFA135K	$1,404.28	+509.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$136.41 F CFA79,640	$157.64	+15.6%
Average			+303.6%

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pay 13.2 times more for childcare

	Burkina Faso	United States
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$34.14 F CFA19,932	$1,450.99	+4150.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,974.59 F CFA3M	$24,361.50	+307.8%
Average			+1216.4%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Burkina Faso	United States
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 F CFA698	$6.00	+402.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 F CFA1,163	$5.31	+166.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.32 F CFA772	$10.42	+687.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.75 F CFA34,881	$50.68	-15.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.83 F CFA3,986	$13.95	+104.2%
Average			+137.0%

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pay 10.5% more for clothing

	Burkina Faso	United States
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.14 F CFA19,932	$53.15	+55.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.21 F CFA29,898	$41.88	-18.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.35 F CFA49,830	$89.76	+5.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.42 F CFA59,796	$114.01	+11.3%
Average			+10.5%

Burkina Faso vs. United States - Cost of clothing

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