Burkina Faso is 37.8% cheaper than France.

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

pay 80.8% less for restaurants

 
France
Burkina Faso
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.40
€15.12
$0.80
CFA516
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.27
€9.10
$2.08
CFA1,342
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.52
€2.47
$0.53
CFA344

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pay 33.0% less for groceries

 
France
Burkina Faso
Bread
1 loaf
$1.48
€1.45
$0.80
CFA516
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.87
€7.72
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Milk (1 gallon) $4.00
€3.92
$6.07
CFA3,909

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pay 49.4% less for transportation

 
France
Burkina Faso
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.91
€7.76
$3.80
CFA2,450
Monthly public transit pass $49.29
€48.39
$14.43
CFA9,294
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,317.30
€23,871.49
$24,054.74
CFA15,489,606

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pay 10.7% more for housing

 
France
Burkina Faso
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$28.65
€28.12
$88.20
CFA56,795
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $705.48
€692.55
$268.61
CFA172,967
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $568.84
€558.41
$100.23
CFA64,540

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pay 48.1% less for childcare

 
France
Burkina Faso
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $733.34
€719.89
$163.04
CFA104,985
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,235.26
€9,065.95
$7,537.15
CFA4,853,410

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pay 53.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
France
Burkina Faso
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.55
€5.45
$1.12
CFA723
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.80
€2.75
$1.60
CFA1,033
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$10.30
€10.12
$1.60
CFA1,033

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pay 10.8% less for clothing

 
France
Burkina Faso
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$80.49
€79.02
$80.18
CFA51,632
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$35.46
€34.81
$50.11
CFA32,270
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$85.42
€83.86
$64.15
CFA41,306

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