Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 35.0% cheaper than Kentucky.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Kentucky, you would:
pay 76.1% less for restaurants
|
Kentucky
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.80
|
$0.80
CFA516
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.10
|
$2.08
CFA1,342
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
|
$0.53
CFA344
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
|
$0.48
CFA310
|
|
pay 24.1% less for groceries
|
Kentucky
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
|
$0.80
CFA516
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.18
|
$6.07
CFA3,909
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
|
$1.92
CFA1,239
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.31
|
$2.91
CFA1,874
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.12
|
$0.90
CFA578
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
|
$0.58
CFA375
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.97
|
$0.39
CFA250
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
|
$0.33
CFA209
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$0.78
CFA500
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.17
|
$0.56
CFA359
|
|
pay 32.9% less for transportation
|
Kentucky
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
|
$3.80
CFA2,450
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.00
|
$14.43
CFA9,294
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,280.00
|
$24,054.74
CFA15,489,606
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.51
|
$4.33
CFA2,788
|
|
pay 39.5% less for housing
|
Kentucky
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.38
|
$88.20
CFA56,795
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$825.62
|
$268.61
CFA172,967
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$722.67
|
$100.23
CFA64,540
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$141.12
|
$94.02
CFA60,541
|
|
pay 53.0% less for childcare
|
Kentucky
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$655.11
|
$163.04
CFA104,985
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,928.83
|
$7,537.15
CFA4,853,410
|
|
pay 47.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kentucky
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.47
|
$1.12
CFA723
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.09
|
$1.60
CFA1,033
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.90
|
$1.60
CFA1,033
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.30
|
$42.76
CFA27,537
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.39
|
$2.41
CFA1,549
|
|
pay 28.2% more for clothing
|
Kentucky
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.44
|
$80.18
CFA51,632
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.38
|
$50.11
CFA32,270
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.28
|
$64.15
CFA41,306
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.07
|
$48.11
CFA30,979
|
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