Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 85.3% more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
El Salvador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA501
|
$6.25
SVC54.80
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,304
|
$6.25
SVC54.76
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA468
|
$0.88
SVC7.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA251
|
$0.76
SVC6.62
|
|
pay 44.0% more for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
El Salvador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA538
|
$1.85
SVC16.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.20
SVC28.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,588
|
$7.21
SVC63.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,534
|
$3.05
SVC26.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.63
SVC23.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA485
|
$1.29
SVC11.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA304
|
$0.71
SVC6.27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA259
|
$0.95
SVC8.32
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA412
|
$1.04
SVC9.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA824
|
$0.93
SVC8.17
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA350
|
$0.81
SVC7.07
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,780
|
$4.05
SVC35.55
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA3,008
|
$25.00
SVC219.21
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,500.00
SVC170,982.01
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,322
|
$29.00
SVC254.28
|
|
pay 29.9% more for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
El Salvador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA25,018
|
$42.14
SVC369.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA250,677
|
$571.43
SVC5,010.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA125,339
|
$392.86
SVC3,444.69
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA42,173
|
$61.31
SVC537.61
|
|
pay 18.1% less for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA75,203
|
$165.62
SVC1,452.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,237,656
|
$4,585.71
SVC40,208.96
|
|
pay 51.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA702
|
$2.00
SVC17.54
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA752
|
$2.51
SVC22.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA1,003
|
$4.00
SVC35.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA25,068
|
$32.44
SVC284.42
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,014
|
$5.00
SVC43.84
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
El Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$69.29
SVC607.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$54.86
SVC481.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$99.29
SVC870.57
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$104.43
SVC915.66
|
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