Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 1.7% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 59.0% less for restaurants
Serbia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.30
RSD580
|
$0.84
F CFA514
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.28
RSD577
|
$2.18
F CFA1,335
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
RSD137
|
$0.63
F CFA385
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RSD97
|
$0.50
F CFA308
|
|
pay 63.6% more for groceries
Serbia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
$1.06
F CFA650
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
RSD305
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.92
RSD428
|
$8.56
F CFA5,246
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
RSD215
|
$2.01
F CFA1,232
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
RSD286
|
$3.04
F CFA1,863
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
RSD41
|
$0.94
F CFA575
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
RSD69
|
$0.57
F CFA349
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
RSD65
|
$0.43
F CFA264
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
RSD64
|
$0.59
F CFA361
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RSD32
|
$0.80
F CFA489
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
RSD26
|
$0.53
F CFA326
|
|
pay 11.8% less for transportation
Serbia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
RSD646
|
$4.14
F CFA2,537
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.69
RSD3,139
|
$15.08
F CFA9,243
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,855.66
RSD2,062,734
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.51
RSD712
|
$9.22
F CFA5,649
|
|
pay 35.1% more for housing
Serbia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.75
RSD2,160
|
$37.38
F CFA22,902
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.04
RSD26,587
|
$419.03
F CFA256,751
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.63
RSD18,229
|
$173.90
F CFA106,552
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.25
RSD11,295
|
$76.90
F CFA47,121
|
|
pay 38.9% more for childcare
Serbia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.48
RSD15,477
|
$72.63
F CFA44,503
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,814.10
RSD745,435
|
$15,441.40
F CFA9,461,458
|
|
pay 15.7% less for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
RSD199
|
$1.17
F CFA719
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
RSD142
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.43
RSD376
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.05
RSD2,412
|
$29.33
F CFA17,973
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RSD495
|
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
|
pay 39.4% less for clothing
Serbia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.11
RSD5,591
|
$13.41
F CFA8,216
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.42
RSD2,890
|
$29.33
F CFA17,973
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.82
RSD8,404
|
$33.52
F CFA20,540
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.70
RSD8,937
|
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
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