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Burkina Faso vs. Haiti Cost of Living Summary

Burkina Faso is 20.7% more expensive than Haiti overall.

Restaurants: pay 51.0% less in Burkina Faso
Groceries: pay 19.7% more in Burkina Faso
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Burkina Faso
Housing: pay 40.3% less in Burkina Faso
Childcare: pay 96.2% more in Burkina Faso
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.2% less in Burkina Faso

The cost of transportation, childcare, and groceries in Burkina Faso are more expensive than in Haiti. Expenses including restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Burkina Faso. Notably, transportation and childcare are significantly more expensive in Burkina Faso.

Burkina Faso vs. Haiti Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.0% less for restaurants

	Haiti	Burkina Faso
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,567.77	$5.37 F CFA3,035	-55.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,487.54	$8.05 F CFA4,553	-29.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG261.29	$0.83 F CFA472	-58.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG195.97	$0.58 F CFA329	-61.2%
Average			-51.0%

Haiti vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.7% more for groceries

	Haiti	Burkina Faso
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG326.62	$0.95 F CFA536	-62.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG653.24	$8.94 F CFA5,059	+78.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG741.83	$10.61 F CFA6,000	+86.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG365.20	$3.05 F CFA1,723	+9.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG902.55	$9.74 F CFA5,507	+40.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.30	$2.03 F CFA1,147	-10.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.11	$0.63 F CFA358	+16.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.26	$0.45 F CFA257
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.26	$1.11 F CFA630	+145.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.30	$1.01 F CFA572	-55.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG165.93	$0.61 F CFA346	-51.9%
Average			+19.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Haiti	Burkina Faso
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 HTG559.68	$5.76 F CFA3,256	+34.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,612.95	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,572,658.86	$38,457.72 F CFA21,753,584	+9.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG467.72	$14.85 F CFA8,398	+314.7%
Average			+119.6%

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pay 40.3% less for housing

	Haiti	Burkina Faso
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,684.96	$50.62 F CFA28,634	-69.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG118,889.13	$447.18 F CFA252,949	-50.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,276.18	$280.23 F CFA158,514	-68.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG9,990.68	$97.57 F CFA55,192	+27.6%
Average			-40.3%

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pay 96.2% more for childcare

	Haiti	Burkina Faso
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,064.74	$134.15 F CFA75,885	+34.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG897,260.41	$17,731.14 F CFA10,029,609	+158.2%
Average			+96.2%

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pay 20.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Haiti	Burkina Faso
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG653.24	$1.07 F CFA607	-78.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG215.26	$1.79 F CFA1,012	+8.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG261.29	$1.79 F CFA1,012	-10.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,085.42	$62.61 F CFA35,413	-10.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,306.47	$8.94 F CFA5,059	-10.6%
Average			-20.2%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Haiti	Burkina Faso
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,451.79	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,798.55	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,677.69	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,597.11	??

Haiti vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of clothing

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