Cost of living comparison
Albania is 41.4% more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Albania instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA772
|
$8.37
ALL779
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,629
|
$6.97
ALL649
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA480
|
$1.66
ALL154
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA334
|
$0.81
ALL75
|
|
pay 8.4% less for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA450
|
$0.85
ALL79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
$5.29
ALL492
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,769
|
$7.20
ALL670
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,802
|
$3.11
ALL290
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,600
|
$3.11
ALL290
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA933
|
$0.59
ALL55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA313
|
$1.05
ALL97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA260
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA657
|
$0.67
ALL63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA752
|
$0.46
ALL43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA386
|
$0.51
ALL47
|
|
pay 61.4% more for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA3,047
|
$7.81
ALL727
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.64
ALL1,641
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,265.14
ALL2,630,071
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$30.70
ALL2,856
|
|
pay 19.1% less for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA28,239
|
$16.01
ALL1,490
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA257,190
|
$447.88
ALL41,676
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA180,033
|
$324.85
ALL30,227
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA56,118
|
$57.67
ALL5,366
|
|
pay 19.5% less for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA77,157
|
$168.56
ALL15,685
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,477,657
|
$3,514.89
ALL327,060
|
|
pay 46.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA720
|
$2.60
ALL242
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
$1.77
ALL165
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
$3.70
ALL345
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA36,007
|
$44.45
ALL4,136
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
$7.64
ALL711
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$50.86
ALL4,733
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$40.61
ALL3,779
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$90.86
ALL8,455
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$121.22
ALL11,280
|
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