Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 32.0% more expensive than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 52.9% less for restaurants
Cabo Verde
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.19
CVE426.30
|
$0.84
CFA516
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.43
CVE451.66
|
$2.18
CFA1,341
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
CVE123.25
|
$0.63
CFA387
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
CVE75.92
|
$0.50
CFA309
|
|
pay 7.6% less for groceries
Cabo Verde
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
CVE150.68
|
$1.06
CFA653
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
CVE289.51
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
CVE395.14
|
$8.56
CFA5,269
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.46
CVE250.25
|
$2.01
CFA1,238
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
CVE282.84
|
$3.04
CFA1,872
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
CVE116.47
|
$0.94
CFA577
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE95.99
|
$0.57
CFA351
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
CVE95.04
|
$0.43
CFA265
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
CVE135.82
|
$0.59
CFA362
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
CVE62.60
|
$0.80
CFA491
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
CVE69.43
|
$0.53
CFA327
|
|
pay 28.2% less for transportation
Cabo Verde
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.65
CVE575.78
|
$4.14
CFA2,548
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,107.76
|
$15.08
CFA9,284
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,709,977.83
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,354.99
|
$9.22
CFA5,674
|
|
pay 8.2% more for housing
Cabo Verde
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.53
CVE6,165.06
|
$37.38
CFA23,004
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$269.88
CVE27,486.92
|
$419.03
CFA257,890
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.54
CVE19,507.87
|
$173.90
CFA107,024
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.63
CVE6,276.52
|
$76.90
CFA47,330
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
Cabo Verde
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.11
CVE11,418.41
|
$72.63
CFA44,701
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,714.71
CVE174,643.02
|
$15,441.40
CFA9,503,436
|
|
pay 33.3% less for entertainment and sports
Cabo Verde
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
CVE311.40
|
$1.17
CFA722
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
CVE132.46
|
$1.68
CFA1,032
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.56
CVE464.21
|
$1.68
CFA1,032
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.21
CVE3,178.37
|
$29.33
CFA18,052
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE602.22
|
$2.10
CFA1,289
|
|
pay 44.7% less for clothing
Cabo Verde
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.56
CVE3,011.09
|
$13.41
CFA8,252
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,011.09
|
$29.33
CFA18,052
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,029.56
|
$33.52
CFA20,631
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$147.82
CVE15,055.43
|
$50.28
CFA30,947
|
|
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