Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 2.6 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 6.3 times more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Liberia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA501
|
$10.00
LRD1,924.10
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,304
|
$10.00
LRD1,924.10
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA468
|
$1.70
LRD327.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA251
|
$2.50
LRD481.03
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA538
|
$1.56
LRD300.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.91
LRD1,136.26
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,588
|
$5.71
LRD1,098.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,534
|
$3.93
LRD757.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.09
LRD786.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA485
|
$0.95
LRD183.48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA304
|
$3.33
LRD640.46
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA259
|
$4.27
LRD821.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA412
|
$4.18
LRD804.35
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA824
|
$1.03
LRD198.16
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA350
|
$4.00
LRD769.64
|
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pay 7.7% less for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,780
|
$4.22
LRD811.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA3,008
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$5,069.87
LRD975,495.54
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,322
|
$12.69
LRD2,442.06
|
|
pay 82.9% more for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Liberia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA25,018
|
$93.25
LRD17,942.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA250,677
|
$666.67
LRD128,273.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA125,339
|
$90.00
LRD17,316.92
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA42,173
|
$208.46
LRD40,109.28
|
|
pay 65.0% less for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Liberia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA75,203
|
$74.33
LRD14,301.99
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,237,656
|
$1,500.00
LRD288,615.37
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA702
|
$2.50
LRD481.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA752
|
$3.12
LRD601.28
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA1,003
|
$5.00
LRD962.05
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA25,068
|
$76.25
LRD14,671.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,014
|
$9.75
LRD1,875.95
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Liberia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$18.41
LRD3,542.74
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$33.75
LRD6,493.85
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$56.25
LRD10,823.08
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$68.75
LRD13,228.20
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