Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 47.3% more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA501
|
$3.17
BOB21.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,304
|
$6.97
BOB48.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA468
|
$1.02
BOB7.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA251
|
$0.76
BOB5.26
|
|
pay 10.0% less for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA538
|
$1.30
BOB9.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.66
BOB18.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,588
|
$3.48
BOB24.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,534
|
$1.93
BOB13.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.67
BOB11.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA485
|
$0.89
BOB6.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA304
|
$0.45
BOB3.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA259
|
$0.54
BOB3.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA412
|
$0.64
BOB4.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA824
|
$0.65
BOB4.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA350
|
$0.46
BOB3.19
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,780
|
$2.02
BOB14.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA3,008
|
$26.17
BOB181.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$16,174.39
BOB112,009.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,322
|
$13.68
BOB94.72
|
|
pay 14.8% less for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA25,018
|
$48.31
BOB334.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA250,677
|
$311.39
BOB2,156.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA125,339
|
$215.91
BOB1,495.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA42,173
|
$30.22
BOB209.28
|
|
pay 16.2% less for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA75,203
|
$178.93
BOB1,239.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,237,656
|
$3,497.25
BOB24,218.76
|
|
pay 44.8% more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA702
|
$1.94
BOB13.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA752
|
$2.50
BOB17.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA1,003
|
$2.89
BOB19.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA25,068
|
$40.81
BOB282.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,014
|
$6.69
BOB46.36
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$45.46
BOB314.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$51.97
BOB359.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$65.38
BOB452.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$58.33
BOB403.96
|
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