Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 10.2% cheaper than Burkina Faso overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 62.0% more in Colombia
- Groceries
-
pay 27.3% less in Colombia
- Transportation
-
pay 36.9% less in Colombia
- Housing
-
pay 31.3% less in Colombia
- Childcare
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pay 7.7% less in Colombia
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 20.2% less in Colombia
Expenses including transportation, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and childcare are lower in Colombia.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 62.0% more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA691
|
$4.20
COP16,902.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,147
|
$6.62
COP26,632.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA430
|
$0.78
COP3,155.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA300
|
$0.60
COP2,395.29
|
|
pay 27.3% less for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA403
|
$1.27
COP5,115.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA4,608
|
$2.16
COP8,706.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,168
|
$3.88
COP15,611.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,614
|
$2.02
COP8,129.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,017
|
$2.19
COP8,804.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA836
|
$1.07
COP4,310.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA280
|
$0.45
COP1,829.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA233
|
$0.55
COP2,219.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA589
|
$0.46
COP1,840.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA674
|
$0.50
COP2,013.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA346
|
$0.45
COP1,821.91
|
|
pay 36.9% less for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA2,730
|
$3.05
COP12,284.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$34.31
COP138,006.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$17,642.99
COP70,967,496.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.10
COP56,708.48
|
|
pay 31.3% less for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA25,300
|
$22.88
COP92,019.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA230,416
|
$272.41
COP1,095,758.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA161,291
|
$235.87
COP948,770.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA50,276
|
$66.40
COP267,099.84
|
|
pay 7.7% less for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA69,125
|
$190.65
COP766,891.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA8,490,994
|
$4,364.51
COP17,555,903.50
|
|
pay 20.2% less for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA645
|
$1.15
COP4,641.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA922
|
$1.40
COP5,648.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA922
|
$2.09
COP8,417.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA32,258
|
$22.45
COP90,321.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA4,608
|
$3.65
COP14,697.36
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$52.02
COP209,247.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$38.22
COP153,756.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$81.60
COP328,248.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$69.09
COP277,893.10
|
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