Cost of living comparison
Wisconsin is 3.4 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Wisconsin instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 5.3 times more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Wisconsin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA760
|
$15.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,563
|
$10.10
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA473
|
$2.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA330
|
$1.83
|
|
pay 75.6% more for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Wisconsin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA444
|
$3.33
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA5,070
|
$5.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,685
|
$3.12
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,776
|
$3.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,519
|
$5.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA920
|
$2.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA309
|
$0.63
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA256
|
$1.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA648
|
$2.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA742
|
$0.92
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA381
|
$1.18
|
|
pay 31.4% less for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Wisconsin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA3,003
|
$3.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$48.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,075.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$18.01
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Wisconsin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA27,832
|
$66.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA253,480
|
$1,172.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA177,436
|
$1,035.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA55,308
|
$139.00
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Wisconsin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA76,044
|
$1,476.60
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,340,923
|
$27,034.78
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Wisconsin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA710
|
$4.89
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA1,014
|
$5.09
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA1,014
|
$9.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA35,487
|
$48.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,070
|
$12.19
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Wisconsin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$51.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$40.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$85.49
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$108.03
|
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