Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 24.4% cheaper than Italy overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 61.5% less in Burkina Faso
- Groceries
-
pay 5.1% more in Burkina Faso
- Transportation
-
pay 33.0% less in Burkina Faso
- Housing
-
pay 16.8% less in Burkina Faso
- Childcare
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pay 8.5% less in Burkina Faso
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 31.5% less in Burkina Faso
Expenses including restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, and childcare are lower in Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Italy, you would:
pay 61.5% less for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Burkina Faso
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.15
€14.17
|
$1.23
F CFA706
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€8.83
|
$7.35
F CFA4,233
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.24
|
$0.76
F CFA439
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.07
|
$0.53
F CFA306
|
|
pay 5.1% more for groceries
|
Italy
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.79
|
$0.71
F CFA412
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€6.00
|
$8.17
F CFA4,703
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€4.86
|
$9.16
F CFA5,275
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€2.99
|
$2.86
F CFA1,647
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.43
|
$8.89
F CFA5,120
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.85
|
$1.48
F CFA853
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.74
|
$0.50
F CFA286
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.91
|
$0.41
F CFA237
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.15
|
$1.04
F CFA601
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.66
|
$1.20
F CFA688
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.62
|
$0.61
F CFA353
|
|
pay 33.0% less for transportation
|
Italy
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.34
|
$4.84
F CFA2,786
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€34.06
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€24,771.44
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€16.79
|
?? | |
pay 16.8% less for housing
|
Italy
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€25.34
|
$44.85
F CFA25,822
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€575.93
|
$408.47
F CFA235,172
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€449.31
|
$285.93
F CFA164,620
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€132.00
|
$89.13
F CFA51,314
|
|
pay 8.5% less for childcare
|
Italy
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€446.50
|
$122.54
F CFA70,551
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€8,307.91
|
$15,052.55
F CFA8,666,254
|
|
pay 31.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.40
|
$1.14
F CFA658
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.48
|
$1.63
F CFA941
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.44
|
$1.63
F CFA941
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€45.74
|
$57.19
F CFA32,924
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€8.24
|
$8.17
F CFA4,703
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Italy
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€68.82
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€29.72
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€75.54
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€101.31
|
?? |
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