Cost of living comparison
Virginia is 4.8 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Virginia instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 8.4 times more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Virginia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
CFA505
|
$18.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
CFA1,313
|
$9.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
CFA379
|
$2.34
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CFA303
|
$1.96
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Virginia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
CFA639
|
$3.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
CFA5,159
|
$3.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
CFA1,212
|
$3.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
CFA1,832
|
$5.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
CFA565
|
$2.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CFA343
|
$0.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
CFA259
|
$2.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
CFA355
|
$2.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA481
|
$1.37
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
CFA321
|
$1.49
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Virginia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
CFA2,494
|
$3.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
CFA9,089
|
$111.31
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,932.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
CFA5,554
|
$15.06
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Virginia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
CFA22,521
|
$73.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
CFA252,475
|
$1,780.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
CFA104,777
|
$1,318.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
CFA46,337
|
$144.26
|
|
pay 9.2 times more for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Virginia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
CFA43,762
|
$1,242.29
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
CFA9,303,897
|
$20,459.85
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Virginia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
CFA707
|
$5.89
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
CFA1,010
|
$4.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
CFA1,010
|
$7.44
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
CFA17,673
|
$54.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
CFA1,262
|
$12.69
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Virginia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
CFA8,079
|
$45.43
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
CFA17,673
|
$34.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
CFA20,198
|
$78.57
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
CFA30,297
|
$107.39
|
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