Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 21.8% cheaper than Senegal.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 63.2% less for restaurants
Senegal
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
CFA5,158
|
$0.84
CFA516
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
CFA5,158
|
$2.18
CFA1,341
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
CFA660
|
$0.63
CFA387
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CFA589
|
$0.50
CFA309
|
|
pay 4.8% more for groceries
Senegal
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
CFA361
|
$1.06
CFA653
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
CFA3,817
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CFA4,686
|
$8.56
CFA5,269
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
CFA1,369
|
$2.01
CFA1,238
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
CFA2,981
|
$3.04
CFA1,872
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
CFA628
|
$0.94
CFA577
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CFA395
|
$0.57
CFA351
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
CFA558
|
$0.43
CFA265
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
CFA381
|
$0.59
CFA362
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CFA316
|
$0.80
CFA491
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
CFA266
|
$0.53
CFA327
|
|
pay 36.2% less for transportation
Senegal
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
CFA3,235
|
$4.14
CFA2,548
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
CFA12,894
|
$15.08
CFA9,284
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
CFA17,020,723
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
CFA13,926
|
$9.22
CFA5,674
|
|
pay 34.9% less for housing
Senegal
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
CFA29,458
|
$37.38
CFA23,004
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
CFA504,692
|
$419.03
CFA257,890
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
CFA286,240
|
$173.90
CFA107,024
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
CFA50,464
|
$76.90
CFA47,330
|
|
pay 67.2% more for childcare
Senegal
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
CFA151,868
|
$72.63
CFA44,701
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
CFA3,115,308
|
$15,441.40
CFA9,503,436
|
|
pay 43.0% less for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
CFA1,547
|
$1.17
CFA722
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
CFA2,238
|
$1.68
CFA1,032
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
CFA825
|
$1.68
CFA1,032
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
CFA42,810
|
$29.33
CFA18,052
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
CFA5,158
|
$2.10
CFA1,289
|
|
pay 47.0% less for clothing
Senegal
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
CFA33,010
|
$13.41
CFA8,252
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
CFA22,350
|
$29.33
CFA18,052
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
CFA51,407
|
$33.52
CFA20,631
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
CFA46,936
|
$50.28
CFA30,947
|
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