Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 74.8% more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 16.4% less for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
₴184.79
|
$0.84
CFA516
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.61
₴143.63
|
$2.18
CFA1,340
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₴19.63
|
$0.63
CFA387
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
₴15.52
|
$0.50
CFA309
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₴21.53
|
$1.06
CFA653
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
₴127.75
|
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Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
₴125.42
|
$8.56
CFA5,267
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₴57.98
|
$2.01
CFA1,237
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.56
₴61.98
|
$3.04
CFA1,871
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.22
₴8.94
|
$0.94
CFA577
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
₴18.62
|
$0.57
CFA351
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
₴19.88
|
$0.43
CFA265
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
₴28.73
|
$0.59
CFA362
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
₴6.69
|
$0.80
CFA491
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₴10.01
|
$0.53
CFA327
|
|
pay 98.5% more for transportation
Ukraine
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
₴151.55
|
$4.14
CFA2,547
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.13
₴283.50
|
$15.08
CFA9,280
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,124.68
₴760,637.05
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
₴133.16
|
$9.22
CFA5,671
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Ukraine
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$4.40
₴175.17
|
$37.38
CFA22,994
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$234.03
₴9,308.03
|
$419.03
CFA257,784
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.62
₴6,189.33
|
$173.90
CFA106,980
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.95
₴2,463.81
|
$76.90
CFA47,311
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Ukraine
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.02
₴7,279.12
|
$72.63
CFA44,683
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,871.85
₴153,993.19
|
$15,441.40
CFA9,499,550
|
|
pay 24.9% more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₴33.78
|
$1.17
CFA722
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.96
₴38.31
|
$1.68
CFA1,031
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.95
₴77.41
|
$1.68
CFA1,031
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.82
₴748.56
|
$29.33
CFA18,045
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.98
₴118.34
|
$2.10
CFA1,289
|
|
pay 37.5% less for clothing
Ukraine
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.33
₴1,603.91
|
$13.41
CFA8,249
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.46
₴1,211.60
|
$29.33
CFA18,045
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.81
₴2,577.84
|
$33.52
CFA20,623
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.44
₴2,921.03
|
$50.28
CFA30,934
|
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