Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 43.1% more expensive than Burkina Faso overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.0 times more in Armenia
- Groceries
-
pay 26.1% less in Armenia
- Transportation
-
pay 4.4% less in Armenia
- Housing
-
pay 16.7% more in Armenia
- Childcare
-
pay 40.5% more in Armenia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 33.5% more in Armenia
The cost of restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing in Armenia are more expensive than in Burkina Faso. Expenses including groceries and transportation are lower in Armenia. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Armenia.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA766
|
$10.61
AMD4,227.35
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,597
|
$9.00
AMD3,586.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA477
|
$0.86
AMD343.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA332
|
$0.49
AMD195.81
|
|
pay 26.1% less for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA447
|
$0.70
AMD277.92
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA5,108
|
$3.88
AMD1,546.87
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,728
|
$5.47
AMD2,180.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,789
|
$2.20
AMD874.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,560
|
$3.20
AMD1,276.59
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA927
|
$0.56
AMD222.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA311
|
$0.73
AMD292.21
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA258
|
$0.64
AMD254.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA653
|
$0.80
AMD317.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA747
|
$0.34
AMD133.73
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA384
|
$0.31
AMD125.27
|
|
pay 4.4% less for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA3,026
|
$4.63
AMD1,842.94
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$12.86
AMD5,124.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,864.95
AMD12,297,759.17
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.76
AMD1,496.23
|
|
pay 16.7% more for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA28,042
|
$19.21
AMD7,653.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA255,388
|
$684.28
AMD272,641.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA178,772
|
$447.92
AMD178,467.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA55,725
|
$89.01
AMD35,463.92
|
|
pay 40.5% more for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA76,617
|
$270.71
AMD107,861.60
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,411,259
|
$9,038.40
AMD3,601,239.37
|
|
pay 33.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA715
|
$1.67
AMD666.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA1,022
|
$2.87
AMD1,142.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA1,022
|
$2.57
AMD1,024.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA35,754
|
$67.15
AMD26,756.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,108
|
$5.79
AMD2,305.83
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$70.99
AMD28,285.58
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$51.27
AMD20,427.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$139.93
AMD55,752.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$75.15
AMD29,942.37
|
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