Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 17.4% more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 62.9% more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA765
|
$3.27
F CFA2,041
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,592
|
$10.21
F CFA6,378
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA476
|
$0.75
F CFA471
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA332
|
$0.78
F CFA488
|
|
pay 9.2% less for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA446
|
$0.62
F CFA388
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA5,103
|
$7.52
F CFA4,694
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,722
|
$9.66
F CFA6,036
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,787
|
$2.16
F CFA1,346
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,555
|
$2.96
F CFA1,852
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA926
|
$1.58
F CFA989
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA311
|
$0.45
F CFA284
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA258
|
$0.57
F CFA355
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA652
|
$0.70
F CFA438
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA746
|
$0.70
F CFA437
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA383
|
$0.88
F CFA552
|
|
pay 9.9% more for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA3,023
|
$5.32
F CFA3,322
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$44.93
F CFA28,065
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,410.06
F CFA18,369,579
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.54
F CFA9,083
|
|
pay 40.1% more for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA28,014
|
$48.27
F CFA30,152
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA255,133
|
$812.41
F CFA507,431
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA178,593
|
$291.38
F CFA181,995
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA55,669
|
$135.65
F CFA84,730
|
|
pay 9.0% less for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA76,540
|
$198.79
F CFA124,165
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,401,850
|
$2,968.24
F CFA1,853,967
|
|
pay 9.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA714
|
$0.98
F CFA612
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA1,021
|
$2.38
F CFA1,484
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA1,021
|
$1.23
F CFA765
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA35,719
|
$75.48
F CFA47,144
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,103
|
$8.17
F CFA5,103
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$73.53
F CFA45,924
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$51.74
F CFA32,317
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$73.47
F CFA45,890
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$111.65
F CFA69,736
|
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