Cost of living comparison
Germany is 2.5 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Germany instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 5.3 times more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA772
|
$14.04
€13.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,629
|
$10.20
€9.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA480
|
$2.80
€2.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA334
|
$2.41
€2.31
|
|
pay 30.5% more for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA450
|
$2.03
€1.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
$6.71
€6.44
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,769
|
$4.38
€4.20
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,802
|
$3.41
€3.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,600
|
$6.24
€5.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA933
|
$1.28
€1.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA313
|
$0.70
€0.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA260
|
$0.97
€0.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA657
|
$2.10
€2.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA752
|
$0.66
€0.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA386
|
$0.69
€0.66
|
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pay 46.1% more for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA3,047
|
$7.07
€6.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$52.96
€50.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,807.86
€27,652.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$23.02
€22.09
|
|
pay 94.5% more for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA28,239
|
$48.22
€46.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA257,190
|
$790.39
€758.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA180,033
|
$625.27
€600.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA56,118
|
$230.06
€220.83
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA77,157
|
$458.39
€440.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,477,657
|
$12,308.95
€11,815.07
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA720
|
$4.42
€4.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
$3.49
€3.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
$8.74
€8.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA36,007
|
$36.01
€34.56
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
$12.80
€12.28
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$82.34
€79.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$40.78
€39.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$91.59
€87.92
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$123.43
€118.48
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