Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 8.8% cheaper than Yemen.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 55.2% less for restaurants
Yemen
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
YER1,667
|
$0.84
CFA516
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
$2.18
CFA1,340
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
YER297
|
$0.63
CFA387
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
YER141
|
$0.50
CFA309
|
|
pay 36.3% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
YER348
|
$1.06
CFA653
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.42
YER857
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.58
YER2,148
|
$8.56
CFA5,267
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
YER900
|
$2.01
CFA1,237
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
YER1,128
|
$3.04
CFA1,871
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
YER653
|
$0.94
CFA577
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
YER181
|
$0.57
CFA351
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.14
YER536
|
$0.43
CFA265
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
YER276
|
$0.59
CFA362
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
YER236
|
$0.80
CFA491
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
YER208
|
$0.53
CFA327
|
|
pay 65.6% less for transportation
Yemen
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
YER1,910
|
$4.14
CFA2,547
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.75
YER15,210
|
$15.08
CFA9,280
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,651.76
YER2,666,667
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.18
YER9,559
|
$9.22
CFA5,671
|
|
pay 20.0% more for housing
Yemen
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.56
YER11,907
|
$37.38
CFA22,994
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.44
YER69,456
|
$419.03
CFA257,784
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.93
YER47,298
|
$173.90
CFA106,980
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.61
YER12,169
|
$76.90
CFA47,311
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Yemen
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$80.78
YER20,223
|
$72.63
CFA44,683
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,233.72
YER809,562
|
$15,441.40
CFA9,499,550
|
|
pay 51.4% less for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
YER589
|
$1.17
CFA722
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
YER766
|
$1.68
CFA1,031
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
$1.68
CFA1,031
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.31
YER14,348
|
$29.33
CFA18,045
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
YER1,126
|
$2.10
CFA1,289
|
|
pay 56.9% less for clothing
Yemen
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.92
YER15,000
|
$13.41
CFA8,249
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$78.57
YER19,669
|
$29.33
CFA18,045
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.63
YER17,934
|
$33.52
CFA20,623
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.25
YER19,090
|
$50.28
CFA30,934
|
|
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