Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 20.7% cheaper than Chile.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Chile, you would:
pay 66.1% less for restaurants
Chile
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
CLF0.2500
|
$0.84
F CFA510
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
CLF0.2300
|
$2.18
F CFA1,327
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
CLF0.0500
|
$0.63
F CFA383
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
CLF0.0400
|
$0.50
F CFA306
|
|
pay 2.7% more for groceries
Chile
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
CLF0.0400
|
$1.06
F CFA646
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.79
CLF0.1600
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
CLF0.1500
|
$8.56
F CFA5,215
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
CLF0.1000
|
$2.01
F CFA1,225
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
CLF0.0900
|
$3.04
F CFA1,852
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$0.94
F CFA571
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$0.57
F CFA347
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$0.43
F CFA262
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
CLF0.0300
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CLF0.0200
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
CLF0.0200
|
$0.53
F CFA324
|
|
pay 40.5% less for transportation
Chile
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
CLF0.1800
|
$4.14
F CFA2,522
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.36
CLF1.5800
|
$15.08
F CFA9,189
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,551.34
CLF597.1500
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.31
CLF0.4500
|
$9.22
F CFA5,616
|
|
pay 14.8% less for housing
Chile
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.10
CLF1.0200
|
$37.38
F CFA22,768
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$449.67
CLF15.3000
|
$419.03
F CFA255,251
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.32
CLF13.1800
|
$173.90
F CFA105,929
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.11
CLF3.3400
|
$76.90
F CFA46,846
|
|
pay 66.9% more for childcare
Chile
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.26
CLF10.6200
|
$72.63
F CFA44,244
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,973.52
CLF169.2100
|
$15,441.40
F CFA9,406,199
|
|
pay 55.2% less for entertainment and sports
Chile
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
CLF0.1100
|
$1.17
F CFA715
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.82
CLF0.1000
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
CLF0.2000
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.65
CLF1.4900
|
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.56
CLF0.2200
|
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
|
pay 37.8% less for clothing
Chile
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.97
CLF1.6300
|
$13.41
F CFA8,168
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
CLF1.0000
|
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.17
CLF2.1200
|
$33.52
F CFA20,420
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.99
CLF2.5500
|
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
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