Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 20.8% cheaper than Zambia.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 33.4% less for restaurants
|
Zambia
|
Burkina Faso
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZK91.55
|
$0.84
CFA516
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZK84.89
|
$2.18
CFA1,341
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZK21.86
|
$0.63
CFA387
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZK11.63
|
$0.50
CFA309
|
|
pay 9.2% more for groceries
|
Zambia
|
Burkina Faso
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZK23.62
|
$1.06
CFA653
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZK113.51
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZK126.50
|
$8.56
CFA5,269
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZK43.09
|
$2.01
CFA1,238
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZK47.23
|
$3.04
CFA1,872
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZK28.08
|
$0.94
CFA577
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZK16.82
|
$0.57
CFA351
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZK28.32
|
$0.43
CFA265
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZK13.12
|
$0.59
CFA362
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZK13.87
|
$0.80
CFA491
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZK17.95
|
$0.53
CFA327
|
|
pay 22.1% less for transportation
|
Zambia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZK130.98
|
$4.14
CFA2,548
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZK762.96
|
$15.08
CFA9,284
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZK308,247.67
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZK217.60
|
$9.22
CFA5,674
|
|
pay 12.4% less for housing
|
Zambia
|
Burkina Faso
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZK2,584.75
|
$37.38
CFA23,004
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZK6,837.03
|
$419.03
CFA257,890
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZK4,808.81
|
$173.90
CFA107,024
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZK2,680.60
|
$76.90
CFA47,330
|
|
pay 23.9% less for childcare
|
Zambia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZK4,266.51
|
$72.63
CFA44,701
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZK350,345.63
|
$15,441.40
CFA9,503,436
|
|
pay 15.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Zambia
|
Burkina Faso
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZK30.46
|
$1.17
CFA722
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZK44.99
|
$1.68
CFA1,032
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZK66.19
|
$1.68
CFA1,032
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZK701.50
|
$29.33
CFA18,052
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZK76.30
|
$2.10
CFA1,289
|
|
pay 47.6% less for clothing
|
Zambia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZK1,100.75
|
$13.41
CFA8,252
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZK775.48
|
$29.33
CFA18,052
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZK2,246.79
|
$33.52
CFA20,631
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZK2,632.09
|
$50.28
CFA30,947
|
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