Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 9.6% more expensive than Venezuela.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 63.5% less for restaurants
Venezuela
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.99
VEF79.74
|
$0.84
F CFA514
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.68
VEF86.60
|
$2.18
F CFA1,335
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
VEF11.71
|
$0.63
F CFA385
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
VEF8.79
|
$0.50
F CFA308
|
|
pay 4.8% less for groceries
Venezuela
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.84
VEF18.31
|
$1.06
F CFA650
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.19
VEF21.84
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.36
VEF63.46
|
$8.56
F CFA5,246
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
VEF20.87
|
$2.01
F CFA1,232
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
VEF24.41
|
$3.04
F CFA1,863
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
VEF19.86
|
$0.94
F CFA575
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
VEF4.59
|
$0.57
F CFA349
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
VEF5.65
|
$0.43
F CFA264
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
VEF6.98
|
$0.59
F CFA361
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
VEF5.63
|
$0.80
F CFA489
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
VEF7.92
|
$0.53
F CFA326
|
|
pay 2.1% less for transportation
Venezuela
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.90
VEF18.92
|
$4.14
F CFA2,537
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.75
VEF376.54
|
$15.08
F CFA9,243
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,166.67
VEF310,871.95
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.10
VEF260.30
|
$9.22
F CFA5,649
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Venezuela
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.45
VEF393.53
|
$37.38
F CFA22,902
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$172.69
VEF1,722.45
|
$419.03
F CFA256,751
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$151.81
VEF1,514.18
|
$173.90
F CFA106,552
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$14.14
VEF141.06
|
$76.90
F CFA47,121
|
|
pay 60.8% more for childcare
Venezuela
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.35
VEF611.96
|
$72.63
F CFA44,503
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,600.00
VEF75,806.21
|
$15,441.40
F CFA9,461,458
|
|
pay 26.8% less for entertainment and sports
Venezuela
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
VEF12.94
|
$1.17
F CFA719
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
VEF16.07
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.77
VEF37.65
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
VEF332.45
|
$29.33
F CFA17,973
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.39
VEF53.75
|
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
|
pay 45.0% less for clothing
Venezuela
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.98
VEF528.42
|
$13.41
F CFA8,216
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.48
VEF383.83
|
$29.33
F CFA17,973
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.40
VEF682.30
|
$33.52
F CFA20,540
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.31
VEF721.21
|
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
|
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