Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 43.1% cheaper than Ohio.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Ohio, you would:
pay 76.5% less for restaurants
Ohio
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.09
|
$0.84
CFA506
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.31
|
$2.18
CFA1,316
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
|
$0.63
CFA380
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
|
$0.50
CFA304
|
|
pay 25.0% less for groceries
Ohio
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
|
$1.06
CFA641
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
|
$8.56
CFA5,172
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
|
$2.01
CFA1,215
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
|
$3.04
CFA1,837
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.32
|
$0.94
CFA566
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$0.57
CFA344
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
|
$0.43
CFA260
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
|
$0.59
CFA356
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
|
$0.80
CFA482
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
|
$0.53
CFA321
|
|
pay 31.4% less for transportation
Ohio
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.39
|
$4.14
CFA2,501
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.05
|
$15.08
CFA9,113
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,594.68
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.74
|
$9.22
CFA5,569
|
|
pay 55.0% less for housing
Ohio
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.95
|
$37.38
CFA22,580
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$953.44
|
$419.03
CFA253,135
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$743.95
|
$173.90
CFA105,051
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.19
|
$76.90
CFA46,458
|
|
pay 12.2% less for childcare
Ohio
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$860.85
|
$72.63
CFA43,877
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,241.82
|
$15,441.40
CFA9,328,206
|
|
pay 53.1% less for entertainment and sports
Ohio
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.12
|
$1.17
CFA709
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
|
$1.68
CFA1,013
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.95
|
$1.68
CFA1,013
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.42
|
$29.33
CFA17,719
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.78
|
$2.10
CFA1,266
|
|
pay 48.8% less for clothing
Ohio
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.00
|
$13.41
CFA8,100
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.04
|
$29.33
CFA17,719
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.74
|
$33.52
CFA20,251
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
|
$50.28
CFA30,376
|
|
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