Cost of living comparison
Utah is 3.0 times more expensive than Burkina Faso overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 5.2 times more in Utah
- Groceries
-
pay 75.9% more in Utah
- Transportation
-
pay 23.6% less in Utah
- Housing
-
pay 2.7 times more in Utah
- Childcare
-
pay 4.5 times more in Utah
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 3.1 times more in Utah
The cost of restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries in Utah are more expensive than in Burkina Faso. Notably, restaurants, childcare, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Utah.
If you lived in Utah instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 5.2 times more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Utah
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA714
|
$15.44
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,287
|
$10.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA445
|
$2.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA310
|
$1.85
|
|
pay 75.9% more for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Utah
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA417
|
$3.26
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA4,763
|
$6.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,342
|
$3.32
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,668
|
$3.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,185
|
$4.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA864
|
$2.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA290
|
$0.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA240
|
$1.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA609
|
$1.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA697
|
$1.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA358
|
$1.09
|
|
pay 23.6% less for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Utah
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA2,822
|
$3.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$86.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,772.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.72
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Utah
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA26,150
|
$65.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA238,159
|
$1,440.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA166,711
|
$1,209.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA51,965
|
$125.10
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Utah
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA71,448
|
$952.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA8,776,344
|
$17,083.33
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Utah
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA667
|
$5.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA953
|
$4.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA953
|
$9.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA33,342
|
$40.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA4,763
|
$11.53
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Utah
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$49.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$41.98
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$92.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$114.71
|
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