Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 38.6% cheaper than Mississippi.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Mississippi, you would:
pay 76.4% less for restaurants
Mississippi
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.70
|
$0.84
CFA516
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
|
$2.18
CFA1,340
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
|
$0.63
CFA387
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.69
|
$0.50
CFA309
|
|
pay 29.4% less for groceries
Mississippi
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.94
|
$1.06
CFA653
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.82
|
$8.56
CFA5,267
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
|
$2.01
CFA1,237
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.58
|
$3.04
CFA1,871
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.31
|
$0.94
CFA577
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
|
$0.57
CFA351
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
|
$0.43
CFA265
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
|
$0.59
CFA362
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$0.80
CFA491
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.17
|
$0.53
CFA327
|
|
pay 24.6% less for transportation
Mississippi
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.31
|
$4.14
CFA2,547
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.00
|
$15.08
CFA9,280
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,747.50
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.58
|
$9.22
CFA5,671
|
|
pay 56.9% less for housing
Mississippi
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.91
|
$37.38
CFA22,994
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,020.28
|
$419.03
CFA257,784
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$784.72
|
$173.90
CFA106,980
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.08
|
$76.90
CFA47,311
|
|
pay 23.2% more for childcare
Mississippi
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$497.61
|
$72.63
CFA44,683
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,660.00
|
$15,441.40
CFA9,499,550
|
|
pay 63.7% less for entertainment and sports
Mississippi
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.75
|
$1.17
CFA722
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.41
|
$1.68
CFA1,031
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.12
|
$1.68
CFA1,031
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
|
$29.33
CFA18,045
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.29
|
$2.10
CFA1,289
|
|
pay 42.4% less for clothing
Mississippi
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
|
$13.41
CFA8,249
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.77
|
$29.33
CFA18,045
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.61
|
$33.52
CFA20,623
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.00
|
$50.28
CFA30,934
|
|
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