Cost of living comparison
Zimbabwe is 83.3% more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Zimbabwe instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
CFA516
|
$8.12
ZWL2,616.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
CFA1,340
|
$6.38
ZWL2,052.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
CFA387
|
$0.58
ZWL186.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CFA309
|
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
|
pay 1.0% more for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
CFA653
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.10
ZWL1,642.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
CFA5,267
|
$5.65
ZWL1,819.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
CFA1,237
|
$1.87
ZWL603.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
CFA1,871
|
$1.83
ZWL587.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
CFA577
|
$1.18
ZWL378.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CFA351
|
$0.64
ZWL205.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
CFA265
|
$0.74
ZWL238.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
CFA362
|
$0.60
ZWL194.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA491
|
$0.64
ZWL206.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
CFA327
|
$0.56
ZWL179.44
|
|
pay 87.8% more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
CFA2,547
|
$5.66
ZWL1,822.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
CFA9,280
|
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
CFA5,671
|
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
|
pay 22.4% more for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
CFA22,994
|
$88.93
ZWL28,635.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
CFA257,784
|
$237.50
ZWL76,475.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
CFA106,980
|
$220.50
ZWL71,001.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
CFA47,311
|
$52.27
ZWL16,830.87
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
CFA44,683
|
$301.67
ZWL97,136.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
CFA9,499,550
|
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
|
pay 75.9% more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
CFA722
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
CFA1,031
|
$2.24
ZWL720.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
CFA1,031
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
CFA18,045
|
$30.83
ZWL9,928.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
CFA1,289
|
$8.25
ZWL2,656.50
|
|
pay 2.2% more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
CFA8,249
|
$20.62
ZWL6,641.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
CFA18,045
|
$18.12
ZWL5,836.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
CFA20,623
|
$32.19
ZWL10,364.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
CFA30,934
|
$48.93
ZWL15,755.00
|
|
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