Cost of living comparison

 Belarus
compared to
 Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso vs. Belarus Cost of Living Summary

Burkina Faso is 76.3% more expensive than Belarus overall.

Restaurants
pay 5.2% more in Burkina Faso
Groceries
pay 2.7 times more in Burkina Faso
Transportation
pay 72.2% more in Burkina Faso
Housing
pay 2.4 times more in Burkina Faso
Childcare
pay 26.3% more in Burkina Faso
Entertainment and Sports
pay 43.5% more in Burkina Faso

The cost of groceries, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, childcare, and restaurants in Burkina Faso are more expensive than in Belarus. Notably, groceries and housing are significantly more expensive in Burkina Faso.

Burkina Faso vs. Belarus Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Belarus, you would:

pay 5.2% more for restaurants

 
Belarus
Burkina Faso
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.05
BYN26.34
$1.23
F CFA688
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.72
BYN15.46
$7.35
F CFA4,126
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.63
BYN2.05
$0.76
F CFA428

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

 
Belarus
Burkina Faso
Bread
1 loaf
$0.58
BYN1.89
$0.71
F CFA401
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.92
BYN9.56
$8.17
F CFA4,584
Milk (1 gallon) $2.52
BYN8.25
$9.16
F CFA5,141

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pay 72.2% more for transportation

 
Belarus
Burkina Faso
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.81
BYN9.19
$4.84
F CFA2,716
Monthly public transit pass $12.76
BYN41.76
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $16,579.62
BYN54,245.42
??

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

 
Belarus
Burkina Faso
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$10.23
BYN33.48
$44.85
F CFA25,169
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $263.08
BYN860.74
$408.47
F CFA229,223
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $174.05
BYN569.45
$285.93
F CFA160,456

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pay 26.3% more for childcare

 
Belarus
Burkina Faso
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $301.44
BYN986.25
$122.54
F CFA68,767
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,103.87
BYN23,242.55
$15,052.55
F CFA8,447,055

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pay 43.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Belarus
Burkina Faso
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.12
BYN3.65
$1.14
F CFA642
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.48
BYN4.84
$1.63
F CFA917
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.64
BYN5.37
$1.63
F CFA917

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Belarus
Burkina Faso
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$59.42
BYN194.42
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.14
BYN121.51
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$86.71
BYN283.69
??

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2025
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