Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 45.7% cheaper than Louisiana.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Louisiana, you would:
pay 77.7% less for restaurants
Louisiana
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.75
|
$0.84
F CFA514
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.14
|
$2.18
F CFA1,335
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$0.63
F CFA385
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
|
$0.50
F CFA308
|
|
pay 36.5% less for groceries
Louisiana
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
|
$1.06
F CFA650
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
|
$8.56
F CFA5,246
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
|
$2.01
F CFA1,232
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.53
|
$3.04
F CFA1,863
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$0.94
F CFA575
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
|
$0.57
F CFA349
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
|
$0.43
F CFA264
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
|
$0.59
F CFA361
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
|
$0.80
F CFA489
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.19
|
$0.53
F CFA326
|
|
pay 22.1% less for transportation
Louisiana
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
|
$4.14
F CFA2,537
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.62
|
$15.08
F CFA9,243
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,299.00
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.95
|
$9.22
F CFA5,649
|
|
pay 56.8% less for housing
Louisiana
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.25
|
$37.38
F CFA22,902
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,120.97
|
$419.03
F CFA256,751
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$959.56
|
$173.90
F CFA106,552
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.89
|
$76.90
F CFA47,121
|
|
pay 14.2% less for childcare
Louisiana
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$613.33
|
$72.63
F CFA44,503
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,660.00
|
$15,441.40
F CFA9,461,458
|
|
pay 61.1% less for entertainment and sports
Louisiana
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.43
|
$1.17
F CFA719
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.48
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.08
|
$29.33
F CFA17,973
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.54
|
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
|
pay 51.6% less for clothing
Louisiana
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.51
|
$13.41
F CFA8,216
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.33
|
$29.33
F CFA17,973
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.27
|
$33.52
F CFA20,540
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.50
|
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
|
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