Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 7.2 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 13.5 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Switzerland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA501
|
$25.29
CHF21.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,304
|
$16.39
CHF14.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA468
|
$4.49
CHF3.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA251
|
$4.05
CHF3.51
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA538
|
$3.46
CHF3.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$12.71
CHF11.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,588
|
$6.96
CHF6.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,534
|
$6.50
CHF5.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$12.35
CHF10.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA485
|
$1.53
CHF1.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA304
|
$1.04
CHF0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA259
|
$1.26
CHF1.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA412
|
$2.51
CHF2.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA824
|
$1.07
CHF0.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA350
|
$1.03
CHF0.89
|
|
pay 8.9 times more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,780
|
$7.75
CHF6.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA3,008
|
$108.37
CHF93.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,253.06
CHF30,558.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,322
|
$41.64
CHF36.10
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA25,018
|
$52.30
CHF45.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA250,677
|
$1,574.30
CHF1,364.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA125,339
|
$1,317.64
CHF1,142.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA42,173
|
$173.73
CHF150.60
|
|
pay 11.0 times more for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA75,203
|
$2,462.28
CHF2,134.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,237,656
|
$31,407.01
CHF27,224.57
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA702
|
$7.36
CHF6.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA752
|
$5.23
CHF4.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA1,003
|
$9.76
CHF8.46
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA25,068
|
$84.81
CHF73.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,014
|
$20.50
CHF17.77
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$120.31
CHF104.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$60.46
CHF52.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$130.36
CHF113.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$165.15
CHF143.16
|
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