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Burkina Faso vs. Dominican Republic Cost of Living Summary

Burkina Faso is 38.0% more expensive than Dominican Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.4% less in Burkina Faso
Groceries: pay 78.6% more in Burkina Faso
Transportation: pay 12.0% more in Burkina Faso
Housing: pay 31.2% more in Burkina Faso
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Burkina Faso
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.4% more in Burkina Faso

The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Burkina Faso are more expensive than in Dominican Republic. Notably, childcare and groceries are significantly more expensive in Burkina Faso.

Burkina Faso vs. Dominican Republic Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Dominican Republic, you would:

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pay 4.4% less for restaurants

	Dominican Republic	Burkina Faso
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.57 DOP410.40	$5.37 F CFA3,035	-18.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.06 DOP441.19	$8.05 F CFA4,553	+14.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 DOP57.76	$0.83 F CFA472	-9.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 DOP37.61	$0.58 F CFA329	-3.5%
Average			-4.4%

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pay 78.6% more for groceries

	Dominican Republic	Burkina Faso
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 DOP89.98	$0.95 F CFA536	-34.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.10 DOP193.39	$8.94 F CFA5,059	+188.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.52 DOP282.20	$10.61 F CFA6,000	+134.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 DOP108.73	$3.05 F CFA1,723	+75.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 DOP137.15	$9.74 F CFA5,507	+343.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 DOP73.35	$2.03 F CFA1,147	+72.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 DOP23.25	$0.63 F CFA358	+70.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 DOP68.38	$0.45 F CFA257	-58.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 DOP43.90	$1.11 F CFA630	+58.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 DOP41.99	$1.01 F CFA572	+50.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 DOP60.03	$0.61 F CFA346	-36.4%
Average			+78.6%

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pay 12.0% more for transportation

	Dominican Republic	Burkina Faso
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.63 DOP289.40	$5.76 F CFA3,256	+24.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.27 DOP1,953.45	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,585.12 DOP1,723,103.52	$38,457.72 F CFA21,753,584	+39.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.50 DOP1,280.68	$14.85 F CFA8,398	-27.6%
Average			+12.0%

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pay 31.2% more for housing

	Dominican Republic	Burkina Faso
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.80 DOP1,986.14	$50.62 F CFA28,634	+59.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$495.90 DOP30,976.64	$447.18 F CFA252,949	-9.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$352.53 DOP22,021.04	$280.23 F CFA158,514	-20.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.81 DOP3,111.25	$97.57 F CFA55,192	+95.9%
Average			+31.2%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Dominican Republic	Burkina Faso
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$203.07 DOP12,685.05	$134.15 F CFA75,885	-33.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,232.64 DOP326,857.01	$17,731.14 F CFA10,029,609	+238.9%
Average			+102.5%

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pay 8.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Dominican Republic	Burkina Faso
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.40 DOP149.71	$1.07 F CFA607	-55.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 DOP120.59	$1.79 F CFA1,012	-7.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.53 DOP283.04	$1.79 F CFA1,012	-60.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.27 DOP1,765.76	$62.61 F CFA35,413	+121.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.24 DOP389.50	$8.94 F CFA5,059	+43.4%
Average			+8.4%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Dominican Republic	Burkina Faso
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.65 DOP2,788.98	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.79 DOP2,735.23	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.83 DOP4,736.94	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.99 DOP5,871.20	??

Dominican Republic vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of clothing

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