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Burkina Faso vs. Peru Cost of Living Summary

Burkina Faso is 54.5% more expensive than Peru overall.

Restaurants: pay 19.2% more in Burkina Faso
Groceries: pay 89.8% more in Burkina Faso
Transportation: pay 28.3% more in Burkina Faso
Housing: pay 73.1% more in Burkina Faso
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Burkina Faso
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.4% more in Burkina Faso

The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Burkina Faso are more expensive than in Peru. Notably, childcare and groceries are significantly more expensive in Burkina Faso.

Burkina Faso vs. Peru Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.2% more for restaurants

	Peru	Burkina Faso
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.28 PEN11.39	$5.37 F CFA3,061	+63.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.98 PEN20.74	$8.05 F CFA4,591	+34.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 PEN3.73	$0.83 F CFA476	-22.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 PEN1.99	$0.58 F CFA332	+1.1%
Average			+19.2%

Peru vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of restaurants

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pay 89.8% more for groceries

	Peru	Burkina Faso
Bread 1 loaf	$2.24 PEN7.79	$0.95 F CFA540	-57.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.64 PEN12.63	$8.94 F CFA5,101	+145.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.06 PEN17.55	$10.61 F CFA6,051	+109.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.93 PEN10.17	$3.05 F CFA1,738	+4.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.75 PEN9.54	$9.74 F CFA5,553	+254.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 PEN2.74	$2.03 F CFA1,157	+156.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 PEN1.43	$0.63 F CFA361	+53.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.65	$0.45 F CFA259	-4.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 PEN1.64	$1.11 F CFA635	+135.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 PEN1.51	$1.01 F CFA577	+131.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.38 PEN1.33	$0.61 F CFA348	+59.5%
Average			+89.8%

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pay 28.3% more for transportation

	Peru	Burkina Faso
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 PEN18.72	$5.76 F CFA3,283	+6.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.18 PEN56.15	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,692.85 PEN68,325.73	$38,457.72 F CFA22M	+95.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.93 PEN62.19	$14.85 F CFA8,468	-17.2%
Average			+28.3%

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pay 73.1% more for housing

	Peru	Burkina Faso
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.62 PEN88.89	$50.62 F CFA28,873	+97.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$371.91 PEN1,290.38	$447.18 F CFA255K	+20.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$256.23 PEN888.99	$280.23 F CFA160K	+9.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$36.79 PEN127.66	$97.57 F CFA55,654	+165.2%
Average			+73.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Peru	Burkina Faso
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$148.49 PEN515.20	$134.15 F CFA76,519	-9.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,269.80 PEN18,283.93	$17,731.14 F CFA10M	+236.5%
Average			+113.4%

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pay 3.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Peru	Burkina Faso
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.21 PEN7.68	$1.07 F CFA612	-51.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.70 PEN9.37	$1.79 F CFA1,020	-33.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.12 PEN21.23	$1.79 F CFA1,020	-70.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.24 PEN104.93	$62.61 F CFA35,709	+107.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.38 PEN18.68	$8.94 F CFA5,101	+66.1%
Average			+3.4%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Peru	Burkina Faso
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.15 PEN173.99	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.05 PEN90.38	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.76 PEN231.62	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.85 PEN238.88	??

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