Burkina Faso vs. France Cost of Living Summary

Burkina Faso is 29.0% cheaper than France overall.

Restaurants
pay 67.0% less in Burkina Faso
Groceries
pay 5.8% less in Burkina Faso
Transportation
pay 33.3% less in Burkina Faso
Housing
pay 21.4% less in Burkina Faso
Childcare
pay 9.0% less in Burkina Faso
Entertainment and Sports
pay 37.4% less in Burkina Faso

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

Burkina Faso vs. France Cost Breakdown

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

pay 67.0% less for restaurants

 
France
Burkina Faso
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.64
€13.73
$1.23
F CFA706
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.86
€9.53
$7.35
F CFA4,233
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.73
€2.40
$0.76
F CFA439

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pay 5.8% less for groceries

 
France
Burkina Faso
Bread
1 loaf
$1.71
€1.51
$0.71
F CFA412
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.46
€7.43
$8.17
F CFA4,703
Milk (1 gallon) $4.52
€3.96
$9.16
F CFA5,275

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pay 33.3% less for transportation

 
France
Burkina Faso
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.25
€6.37
$4.84
F CFA2,786
Monthly public transit pass $50.39
€44.22
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,262.62
€27,439.20
??

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pay 21.4% less for housing

 
France
Burkina Faso
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$30.07
€26.39
$44.85
F CFA25,822
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $750.17
€658.42
$408.47
F CFA235,172
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $604.38
€530.47
$285.93
F CFA164,620

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pay 9.0% less for childcare

 
France
Burkina Faso
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $690.26
€605.84
$122.54
F CFA70,551
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,163.56
€8,042.86
$15,052.55
F CFA8,666,254

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pay 37.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
France
Burkina Faso
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.20
€5.44
$1.14
F CFA658
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.01
€2.64
$1.63
F CFA941
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$11.83
€10.39
$1.63
F CFA941

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
France
Burkina Faso
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$89.62
€78.66
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.76
€33.14
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$91.52
€80.33
??

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