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Burkina Faso vs. Indonesia Cost of Living Summary

Burkina Faso is 2.0 times more expensive than Indonesia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Burkina Faso
Groceries: pay 96.4% more in Burkina Faso
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Burkina Faso
Housing: pay 91.5% more in Burkina Faso
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Burkina Faso
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.0% more in Burkina Faso

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

Burkina Faso vs. Indonesia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Indonesia	Burkina Faso
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.75 IDR29,172.01	$5.37 F CFA3,035	+206.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.16 IDR52,561.93	$8.05 F CFA4,553	+154.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 IDR10,058.79	$0.83 F CFA472	+38.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 IDR5,338.30	$0.58 F CFA329	+81.3%
Average			+120.2%

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pay 96.4% more for groceries

	Indonesia	Burkina Faso
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 IDR19,939.01	$0.95 F CFA536	-20.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.49 IDR74,765.91	$8.94 F CFA5,059	+99.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.86 IDR80,843.18	$10.61 F CFA6,000	+118.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.56 IDR26,027.11	$3.05 F CFA1,723	+94.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.37 IDR22,790.19	$9.74 F CFA5,507	+611.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 IDR19,692.30	$2.03 F CFA1,147	+71.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 IDR10,633.04	$0.63 F CFA358	-1.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 IDR13,673.29	$0.45 F CFA257	-44.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 IDR10,011.41	$1.11 F CFA630	+85.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 IDR9,536.15	$1.01 F CFA572	+76.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.88 IDR14,587.54	$0.61 F CFA346	-30.3%
Average			+96.4%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Indonesia	Burkina Faso
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.89 IDR48,096.34	$5.76 F CFA3,256	+99.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.28 IDR187,740.42	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,317.01 IDR421,473,804.46	$38,457.72 F CFA21,753,584	+51.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.00 IDR66,634.48	$14.85 F CFA8,398	+270.9%
Average			+140.7%

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pay 91.5% more for housing

	Indonesia	Burkina Faso
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.83 IDR363,423.85	$50.62 F CFA28,634	+131.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$278.11 IDR4,629,867.18	$447.18 F CFA252,949	+60.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$163.62 IDR2,723,842.74	$280.23 F CFA158,514	+71.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.30 IDR804,165.01	$97.57 F CFA55,192	+102.0%
Average			+91.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Indonesia	Burkina Faso
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$103.11 IDR1,716,627.24	$134.15 F CFA75,885	+30.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,023.79 IDR100,283,149.85	$17,731.14 F CFA10,029,609	+194.4%
Average			+112.2%

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pay 56.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Indonesia	Burkina Faso
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.64 IDR44,026.51	$1.07 F CFA607	-59.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.59 IDR26,431.16	$1.79 F CFA1,012	+12.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.30 IDR38,354.08	$1.79 F CFA1,012	-22.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.24 IDR403,489.78	$62.61 F CFA35,413	+158.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.08 IDR51,241.23	$8.94 F CFA5,059	+190.6%
Average			+56.0%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Indonesia	Burkina Faso
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.70 IDR710,856.45	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.41 IDR473,014.50	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.59 IDR1,158,583.69	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.00 IDR1,098,704.76	??

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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