Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 74.2% more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 25.0% less for restaurants
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Bolivia
|
Burkina Faso
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.05
BOB21.14
|
$1.23
F CFA762
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
BOB47.88
|
$7.35
F CFA4,574
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
BOB6.51
|
$0.76
F CFA474
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BOB5.10
|
$0.53
F CFA330
|
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pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Bolivia
|
Burkina Faso
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
BOB8.77
|
$0.71
F CFA445
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.34
BOB16.23
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
BOB25.10
|
$9.16
F CFA5,699
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.94
BOB13.43
|
$2.86
F CFA1,780
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
BOB10.71
|
$8.89
F CFA5,532
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
BOB6.60
|
$1.48
F CFA922
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
BOB3.09
|
$0.50
F CFA309
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
BOB3.73
|
$0.41
F CFA256
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
BOB4.36
|
$1.04
F CFA649
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BOB4.30
|
$1.20
F CFA743
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
BOB3.39
|
$0.61
F CFA382
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Bolivia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.00
BOB13.88
|
$4.84
F CFA3,011
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.96
BOB179.92
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,221.21
BOB112,427.85
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.22
BOB91.66
|
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pay 66.5% more for housing
|
Bolivia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.11
BOB312.67
|
$44.85
F CFA27,901
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.61
BOB2,353.78
|
$408.47
F CFA254,105
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$201.58
BOB1,397.13
|
$285.93
F CFA177,873
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB202.72
|
$89.13
F CFA55,445
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Bolivia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$177.46
BOB1,229.99
|
$122.54
F CFA76,231
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,275.34
BOB22,701.14
|
$15,052.55
F CFA9,363,955
|
|
pay 3.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bolivia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
BOB12.31
|
$1.14
F CFA711
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
BOB17.84
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
BOB18.03
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.68
BOB240.36
|
$57.19
F CFA35,575
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.37
BOB44.15
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bolivia
|
Burkina Faso
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.88
BOB290.27
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.40
BOB335.48
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.94
BOB429.32
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.65
BOB378.75
|
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