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Burkina Faso vs. Denmark Cost of Living Summary

Burkina Faso is 51.3% cheaper than Denmark overall.

Restaurants
pay 60.5% less in Burkina Faso
Groceries
pay 11.7% less in Burkina Faso
Transportation
pay 38.1% less in Burkina Faso
Housing
pay 62.9% less in Burkina Faso
Childcare
pay 76.4% less in Burkina Faso
Entertainment and Sports
pay 62.1% less in Burkina Faso
Clothing
pay 38.1% less in Burkina Faso

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and clothing are lower in Burkina Faso.

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Burkina Faso vs. Denmark Cost Breakdown

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

pay 60.5% less for restaurants

 
Denmark
Burkina Faso
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $20.73
DKK138.31
$7.25
F CFA4,248
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $13.74
DKK91.67
$7.25
F CFA4,248
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.88
DKK25.88
$1.08
F CFA633
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pay 11.7% less for groceries

 
Denmark
Burkina Faso
Bread
1 loaf
 $3.38
DKK22.57
$1.11
F CFA650
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.11
DKK47.41
$8.54
F CFA4,997
Milk (1 gallon) $7.62
DKK50.87
$7.59
F CFA4,446
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pay 38.1% less for transportation

 
Denmark
Burkina Faso
Gasoline (1 gallon) $8.78
DKK58.59
$5.49
F CFA3,216
Monthly public transit pass $90.81
DKK605.94
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $49,082.02
DKK327K
$36,701.04
F CFA21M
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pay 62.9% less for housing

 
Denmark
Burkina Faso
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $38.53
DKK257.08
$54.06
F CFA31,651
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,094.37
DKK7,302.16
$341.40
F CFA200K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $864.45
DKK5,768.04
$230.45
F CFA135K
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pay 76.4% less for childcare

 
Denmark
Burkina Faso
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $546.22
DKK3,644.69
$34.14
F CFA19,990
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,716.94
DKK44,818.79
$5,974.59
F CFA3M
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pay 62.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Denmark
Burkina Faso
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.87
DKK52.52
$1.19
F CFA700
Cappuccino in mid-range area $6.26
DKK41.75
$1.99
F CFA1,166
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $9.31
DKK62.10
$1.32
F CFA775
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pay 38.1% less for clothing

 
Denmark
Burkina Faso
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $105.11
DKK701.32
$34.14
F CFA19,990
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $45.60
DKK304.27
$51.21
F CFA29,985
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $123.67
DKK825.17
$85.35
F CFA49,975
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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