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Burkina Faso vs. Cameroon Cost of Living Summary

Burkina Faso is 64.5% more expensive than Cameroon overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.9% less in Burkina Faso
Groceries: pay 31.5% more in Burkina Faso
Transportation: pay 98.8% more in Burkina Faso
Housing: pay 2.0% less in Burkina Faso
Childcare: pay 3.5 times more in Burkina Faso
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.5% more in Burkina Faso

The cost of childcare, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Burkina Faso are more expensive than in Cameroon. Expenses including restaurants and housing are lower in Burkina Faso. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Burkina Faso.

Burkina Faso vs. Cameroon Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Cameroon, you would:

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pay 4.9% less for restaurants

	Cameroon	Burkina Faso
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.36 FCFA3,055	$5.37 F CFA3,061	+0.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 FCFA3,221	$8.05 F CFA4,591	+42.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 FCFA901	$0.83 F CFA476	-47.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 FCFA390	$0.58 F CFA332	-15.1%
Average			-4.9%

Cameroon vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.5% more for groceries

	Cameroon	Burkina Faso
Bread 1 loaf	$0.65 FCFA370	$0.95 F CFA540	+46.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 FCFA4,072	$8.94 F CFA5,101	+25.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.29 FCFA6,438	$10.61 F CFA6,051	-6.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.15 FCFA1,227	$3.05 F CFA1,738	+41.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 FCFA1,616	$9.74 F CFA5,553	+243.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.91 FCFA1,092	$2.03 F CFA1,157	+5.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 FCFA482	$0.63 F CFA361	-25.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA446	$0.45 F CFA259	-42.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 FCFA350	$1.11 F CFA635	+81.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 FCFA590	$1.01 F CFA577	-2.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA444	$0.61 F CFA348	-21.6%
Average			+31.5%

Cameroon vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of groceries

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pay 98.8% more for transportation

	Cameroon	Burkina Faso
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.09 FCFA2,901	$5.76 F CFA3,283	+13.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.85 FCFA10,179	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,239.83 FCFA16M	$38,457.72 F CFA22M	+36.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.28 FCFA2,441	$14.85 F CFA8,468	+246.9%
Average			+98.8%

Cameroon vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.0% less for housing

	Cameroon	Burkina Faso
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$116.51 FCFA66,455	$50.62 F CFA28,873	-56.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$375.37 FCFA214K	$447.18 F CFA255K	+19.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$259.21 FCFA148K	$280.23 F CFA160K	+8.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.43 FCFA45,876	$97.57 F CFA55,654	+21.3%
Average			-2.0%

Cameroon vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of housing

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

	Cameroon	Burkina Faso
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$501.98 FCFA286K	$134.15 F CFA76,519	-73.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,666.59 FCFA2M	$17,731.14 F CFA10M	+564.9%
Average			+245.8%

Cameroon vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of childcare

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pay 17.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Cameroon	Burkina Faso
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.16 FCFA661	$1.07 F CFA612	-7.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.31 FCFA1,318	$1.79 F CFA1,020	-22.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 FCFA1,528	$1.79 F CFA1,020	-33.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.01 FCFA14,267	$62.61 F CFA35,709	+150.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.92 FCFA5,090	$8.94 F CFA5,101	+0.2%
Average			+17.5%

Cameroon vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Cameroon	Burkina Faso
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.05 FCFA26,263	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.16 FCFA28,613	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.49 FCFA47,048	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.26 FCFA53,762	??

Cameroon vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of clothing

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