Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 53.7% more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:
pay 32.9% less for restaurants
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Burkina Faso
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.02
BAM11.17
|
$1.23
F CFA762
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
BAM9.32
|
$7.35
F CFA4,574
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
BAM2.90
|
$0.76
F CFA474
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
BAM1.85
|
$0.53
F CFA330
|
|
pay 71.5% more for groceries
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Burkina Faso
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
BAM1.81
|
$0.71
F CFA445
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
BAM6.53
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.65
BAM8.63
|
$9.16
F CFA5,699
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
BAM4.66
|
$2.86
F CFA1,780
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
BAM5.65
|
$8.89
F CFA5,532
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
BAM0.99
|
$1.48
F CFA922
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
BAM1.29
|
$0.50
F CFA309
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BAM1.23
|
$0.41
F CFA256
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
BAM1.27
|
$1.04
F CFA649
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
BAM0.78
|
$1.20
F CFA743
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
BAM0.87
|
$0.61
F CFA382
|
|
pay 10.9% less for transportation
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.43
BAM10.07
|
$4.84
F CFA3,011
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.51
BAM65.85
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,491.04
BAM45,421.81
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.78
BAM14.43
|
?? | |
pay 50.2% more for housing
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.89
BAM44.31
|
$44.85
F CFA27,901
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.10
BAM439.73
|
$408.47
F CFA254,105
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.33
BAM334.44
|
$285.93
F CFA177,873
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.25
BAM200.76
|
$89.13
F CFA55,445
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.91
BAM259.49
|
$122.54
F CFA76,231
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,744.59
BAM5,090.20
|
$15,052.55
F CFA9,363,955
|
|
pay 26.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
BAM3.33
|
$1.14
F CFA711
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
BAM2.48
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.34
BAM6.20
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.77
BAM47.80
|
$57.19
F CFA35,575
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.65
BAM8.62
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.86
BAM107.32
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.34
BAM56.28
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.76
BAM155.34
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.14
BAM178.30
|
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