Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 35.8% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of United States, you would:
pay 66.4% less for restaurants
United States
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.59
|
$1.23
F CFA760
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.47
|
$7.35
F CFA4,559
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$0.76
F CFA473
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$0.53
F CFA329
|
|
pay 12.1% less for groceries
United States
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.49
|
$0.71
F CFA443
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
|
$8.17
F CFA5,066
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
|
$9.16
F CFA5,681
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
|
$2.86
F CFA1,774
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
|
$8.89
F CFA5,515
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.33
|
$1.48
F CFA919
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
|
$0.50
F CFA308
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$0.41
F CFA256
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$1.04
F CFA647
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
|
$1.20
F CFA741
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$0.61
F CFA381
|
|
pay 33.9% more for transportation
United States
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$4.84
F CFA3,001
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.15
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,583.67
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.81
|
?? | |
pay 57.2% less for housing
United States
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.50
|
$44.85
F CFA27,812
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,655.99
|
$408.47
F CFA253,300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,423.40
|
$285.93
F CFA177,310
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.34
|
$89.13
F CFA55,269
|
|
pay 61.7% less for childcare
United States
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,351.84
|
$122.54
F CFA75,990
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,265.44
|
$15,052.55
F CFA9,334,300
|
|
pay 51.4% less for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.78
|
$1.14
F CFA709
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.04
|
$1.63
F CFA1,013
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.68
|
$1.63
F CFA1,013
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
|
$57.19
F CFA35,462
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.30
|
$8.17
F CFA5,066
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
United States
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.38
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.66
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.52
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.08
|
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