Cost of living comparison
Albania is 73.0% more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Albania instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA501
|
$7.46
ALL681
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,304
|
$6.30
ALL575
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA468
|
$1.58
ALL144
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA251
|
$0.76
ALL69
|
|
pay 7.0% more for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA538
|
$0.80
ALL73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.90
ALL447
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,588
|
$6.95
ALL634
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,534
|
$3.29
ALL300
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.21
ALL293
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA485
|
$0.62
ALL56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA304
|
$1.05
ALL96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA259
|
$0.72
ALL66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA412
|
$0.64
ALL59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA824
|
$0.46
ALL42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA350
|
$0.48
ALL44
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,780
|
$7.84
ALL715
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA3,008
|
$15.59
ALL1,422
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,451.57
ALL2,778,909
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,322
|
$29.40
ALL2,683
|
|
pay 15.5% less for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA25,018
|
$15.91
ALL1,452
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA250,677
|
$333.93
ALL30,473
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA125,339
|
$252.77
ALL23,067
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA42,173
|
$66.76
ALL6,092
|
|
pay 31.8% less for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA75,203
|
$144.51
ALL13,187
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,237,656
|
$2,989.15
ALL272,780
|
|
pay 48.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA702
|
$2.48
ALL226
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA752
|
$1.54
ALL140
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA1,003
|
$3.54
ALL323
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA25,068
|
$36.41
ALL3,323
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,014
|
$8.18
ALL746
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$45.87
ALL4,186
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$44.92
ALL4,099
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$78.19
ALL7,135
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$103.69
ALL9,462
|
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