Cost of living comparison
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United States vs. Burkina Faso Cost of Living Summary
United States is 2.9 times more expensive than Burkina Faso overall.
United States vs. Burkina Faso Cost Breakdown
If you lived in United States instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.37
F CFA3,018
|
$19.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.05
F CFA4,527
|
$11.12
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
F CFA469
|
$2.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
F CFA327
|
$2.00
|
|
Burkina Faso vs. United States - Cost of restaurants
pay 75.3% more for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
F CFA533
|
$3.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.94
F CFA5,030
|
$6.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.61
F CFA5,966
|
$3.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
F CFA1,713
|
$4.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.74
F CFA5,476
|
$5.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
F CFA1,141
|
$2.37
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
F CFA356
|
$0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
F CFA255
|
$2.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
F CFA626
|
$2.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
F CFA569
|
$1.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA344
|
$1.38
|
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Burkina Faso vs. United States - Cost of groceries
pay 12.7% less for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.76
F CFA3,237
|
$3.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$65.85
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,457.72
F CFA22M
|
$32,336.38
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.85
F CFA8,350
|
$17.61
|
|
Burkina Faso vs. United States - Cost of transportation
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
F CFA28,470
|
$68.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.18
F CFA251K
|
$1,664.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.23
F CFA158K
|
$1,416.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.57
F CFA54,876
|
$150.19
|
|
Burkina Faso vs. United States - Cost of housing
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$134.15
F CFA75,450
|
$1,387.27
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,731.14
F CFA10M
|
$23,196.46
|
|
Burkina Faso vs. United States - Cost of childcare
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
F CFA604
|
$5.84
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
F CFA1,006
|
$5.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
F CFA1,006
|
$9.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.61
F CFA35,210
|
$51.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.94
F CFA5,030
|
$13.64
|
|
Burkina Faso vs. United States - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$51.08
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$41.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$87.56
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$112.04
|
Burkina Faso vs. United States - Cost of clothing
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world.
Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2026
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