Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 54.1% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of United States, you would:
pay 80.6% less for restaurants
|
United States
|
Burkina Faso
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.02
|
$0.83
F CFA498
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.37
|
$2.15
F CFA1,295
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
|
$0.77
F CFA465
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
|
$0.41
F CFA249
|
|
pay 30.2% less for groceries
|
United States
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.43
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.93
|
$9.20
F CFA5,551
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
|
$2.53
F CFA1,524
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.12
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.31
|
$0.80
F CFA482
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.50
F CFA302
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.03
|
$0.43
F CFA257
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.13
|
$0.68
F CFA409
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
|
$1.36
F CFA818
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$0.58
F CFA348
|
|
pay 29.5% less for transportation
|
United States
|
Burkina Faso
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$4.58
F CFA2,762
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.73
|
$4.95
F CFA2,988
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,580.82
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.71
|
$13.70
F CFA8,267
|
|
pay 63.0% less for housing
|
United States
|
Burkina Faso
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.34
|
$41.19
F CFA24,852
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,635.84
|
$412.75
F CFA249,019
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,397.18
|
$206.38
F CFA124,510
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.42
|
$69.44
F CFA41,894
|
|
pay 62.3% less for childcare
|
United States
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,344.29
|
$123.83
F CFA74,706
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,001.10
|
$15,210.19
F CFA9,176,559
|
|
pay 58.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.73
|
$1.16
F CFA697
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.97
|
$1.24
F CFA747
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.54
|
$1.65
F CFA996
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.32
|
$41.28
F CFA24,902
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.21
|
$8.26
F CFA4,980
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
United States
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.12
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.92
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.55
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.11
|
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