Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 58.5% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 37.6% less for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RF3,507
|
$0.84
CFA514
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RF9,351
|
$2.18
CFA1,336
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RF900
|
$0.63
CFA385
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RF662
|
$0.50
CFA308
|
|
pay 56.0% more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RF1,286
|
$1.06
CFA651
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RF3,328
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RF3,612
|
$8.56
CFA5,250
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RF2,024
|
$2.01
CFA1,233
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RF3,181
|
$3.04
CFA1,865
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RF2,344
|
$0.94
CFA575
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RF720
|
$0.57
CFA350
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RF1,272
|
$0.43
CFA264
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RF610
|
$0.59
CFA361
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RF281
|
$0.80
CFA490
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RF338
|
$0.53
CFA326
|
|
pay 0.8% more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RF6,779
|
$4.14
CFA2,539
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RF15,195
|
$15.08
CFA9,251
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RF28,052,691
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RF12,565
|
$9.22
CFA5,653
|
|
pay 8.5% more for housing
Rwanda
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RF44,271
|
$37.38
CFA22,921
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RF651,223
|
$419.03
CFA256,965
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RF409,426
|
$173.90
CFA106,640
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RF53,319
|
$76.90
CFA47,161
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Rwanda
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RF192,547
|
$72.63
CFA44,541
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RF2,116,371
|
$15,441.40
CFA9,469,355
|
|
pay 7.7% less for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RF1,169
|
$1.17
CFA720
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RF2,922
|
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RF1,753
|
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RF43,415
|
$29.33
CFA17,988
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RF5,844
|
$2.10
CFA1,285
|
|
pay 6.8% less for clothing
Rwanda
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RF25,569
|
$13.41
CFA8,223
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RF38,791
|
$29.33
CFA17,988
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RF43,540
|
$33.52
CFA20,557
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RF60,468
|
$50.28
CFA30,836
|
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