Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 2.0 times more expensive than Burkina Faso overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.7 times more in Costa Rica
- Groceries
-
pay 42.1% more in Costa Rica
- Transportation
-
pay 16.3% more in Costa Rica
- Housing
-
pay 41.7% more in Costa Rica
- Childcare
-
pay 2.5 times more in Costa Rica
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 90.4% more in Costa Rica
The cost of restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, and transportation in Costa Rica are more expensive than in Burkina Faso. Notably, restaurants, childcare, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Costa Rica.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA739
|
$9.75
CRC4,870.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,435
|
$9.08
CRC4,538.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA460
|
$2.01
CRC1,004.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA320
|
$1.49
CRC745.33
|
|
pay 42.1% more for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA431
|
$2.53
CRC1,265.34
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA4,927
|
$3.76
CRC1,880.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,526
|
$6.98
CRC3,485.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,726
|
$3.21
CRC1,605.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,364
|
$3.97
CRC1,984.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA894
|
$1.79
CRC894.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA300
|
$0.62
CRC308.26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$1.22
CRC607.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA630
|
$1.22
CRC610.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA721
|
$1.09
CRC546.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA370
|
$1.11
CRC556.53
|
|
pay 16.3% more for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA2,919
|
$5.63
CRC2,811.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$49.00
CRC24,484.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,063.37
CRC17,521,201.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.62
CRC7,806.44
|
|
pay 41.7% more for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA27,052
|
$48.50
CRC24,235.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA246,371
|
$778.04
CRC388,786.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA172,460
|
$547.50
CRC273,587.94
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA53,757
|
$68.26
CRC34,108.45
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA73,911
|
$519.07
CRC259,378.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,078,960
|
$10,987.74
CRC5,490,586.13
|
|
pay 90.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA690
|
$2.73
CRC1,362.76
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA985
|
$3.65
CRC1,826.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA985
|
$4.58
CRC2,289.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA34,492
|
$59.46
CRC29,712.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA4,927
|
$8.63
CRC4,310.38
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Costa Rica
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$65.32
CRC32,642.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$44.54
CRC22,256.86
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$110.39
CRC55,159.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$97.22
CRC48,579.36
|
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