Cost of living comparison
Wisconsin is 4.2 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Wisconsin instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 7.1 times more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Wisconsin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
CFA515
|
$14.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
CFA1,339
|
$8.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
CFA386
|
$2.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CFA309
|
$1.59
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Wisconsin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
CFA652
|
$2.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.10
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
CFA5,263
|
$3.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
CFA1,236
|
$3.51
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
CFA1,869
|
$4.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
CFA576
|
$2.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CFA350
|
$0.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
CFA265
|
$2.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
CFA362
|
$1.89
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA491
|
$1.30
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
CFA327
|
$1.08
|
|
pay 99.1% more for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Wisconsin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
CFA2,545
|
$3.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
CFA9,273
|
$45.27
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$23,745.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
CFA5,667
|
$19.79
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Wisconsin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
CFA22,977
|
$70.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
CFA257,589
|
$1,136.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
CFA106,900
|
$954.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
CFA47,275
|
$131.99
|
|
pay 9.0 times more for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Wisconsin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
CFA44,649
|
$1,248.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
CFA9,492,361
|
$13,317.27
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Wisconsin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
CFA721
|
$4.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
CFA1,030
|
$4.06
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
CFA1,030
|
$9.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
CFA18,031
|
$37.69
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
CFA1,288
|
$11.75
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Wisconsin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
CFA8,243
|
$44.68
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
CFA18,031
|
$33.35
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
CFA20,607
|
$82.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
CFA30,911
|
$113.81
|
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