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Burkina Faso vs. Mali Cost of Living Summary

Burkina Faso is 34.5% more expensive than Mali overall.

Restaurants
pay 4.9% less in Burkina Faso
Groceries
pay 2.1% less in Burkina Faso
Transportation
pay 30.8% more in Burkina Faso
Housing
pay 2.0 times more in Burkina Faso
Entertainment and Sports
pay 19.7% less in Burkina Faso

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

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Burkina Faso vs. Mali Cost Breakdown

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

pay 4.9% less for restaurants

 
Mali
Burkina Faso
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.50
F CFA4,963
$7.25
F CFA4,236
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.18
F CFA4,777
$7.25
F CFA4,236
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.93
F CFA540
$1.08
F CFA631
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pay 2.1% less for groceries

 
Mali
Burkina Faso
Bread
1 loaf
 $3.84
F CFA2,240
$1.11
F CFA648
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.91
F CFA5,201
$8.54
F CFA4,983
Milk (1 gallon) $7.22
F CFA4,214
$7.59
F CFA4,433
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pay 30.8% more for transportation

 
Mali
Burkina Faso
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.20
F CFA2,452
$5.49
F CFA3,207
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $36,701.04
F CFA21M
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pay 2.0 times more for housing

 
Mali
Burkina Faso
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $65.00
F CFA37,949
$54.06
F CFA31,559
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $175.00
F CFA102K
$341.40
F CFA199K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $80.00
F CFA46,706
$230.45
F CFA135K
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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Mali
Burkina Faso
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $34.14
F CFA19,932
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $5,974.59
F CFA3M
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pay 19.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Mali
Burkina Faso
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.39
F CFA1,393
$1.19
F CFA698
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.67
F CFA974
$1.99
F CFA1,163
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 ?? $1.32
F CFA772
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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Mali
Burkina Faso
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 ?? $34.14
F CFA19,932
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 ?? $51.21
F CFA29,898
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 ?? $85.35
F CFA49,830
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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