Cost of living comparison

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

Burkina Faso is 25.1% more expensive than Bulgaria overall.

Restaurants
pay 38.4% less in Burkina Faso
Groceries
pay 45.8% more in Burkina Faso
Transportation
pay 11.0% less in Burkina Faso
Housing
pay 85.7% more in Burkina Faso
Childcare
pay 62.5% more in Burkina Faso
Entertainment and Sports
pay 5.8% more in Burkina Faso

The cost of housing, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Burkina Faso are more expensive than in Bulgaria. Expenses including restaurants and transportation are lower in Burkina Faso. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Burkina Faso.

Burkina Faso vs. Bulgaria Cost Breakdown

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

pay 38.4% less for restaurants

 
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.86
BGN15.80
$1.23
F CFA733
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.63
BGN13.60
$7.35
F CFA4,401
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.19
BGN2.13
$0.76
F CFA456

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pay 45.8% more for groceries

 
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Bread
1 loaf
$0.88
BGN1.57
$0.71
F CFA428
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.65
BGN8.29
$8.17
F CFA4,890
Milk (1 gallon) $6.10
BGN10.87
$9.16
F CFA5,483

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pay 11.0% less for transportation

 
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.44
BGN9.70
$4.84
F CFA2,897
Monthly public transit pass $22.97
BGN40.97
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,917.67
BGN53,375.57
??

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pay 85.7% more for housing

 
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$12.17
BGN21.71
$44.85
F CFA26,844
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $301.56
BGN538.01
$408.47
F CFA244,479
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $232.85
BGN415.42
$285.93
F CFA171,135

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pay 62.5% more for childcare

 
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $365.01
BGN651.21
$122.54
F CFA73,344
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,166.80
BGN9,218.00
$15,052.55
F CFA9,009,231

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pay 5.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.83
BGN3.26
$1.14
F CFA685
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.76
BGN3.13
$1.63
F CFA978
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.23
BGN5.76
$1.63
F CFA978

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$44.59
BGN79.55
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$28.98
BGN51.70
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$75.86
BGN135.34
??

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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: April 2025
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