Cost of living comparison
Maryland is 4.0 times more expensive than Burkina Faso overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 5.8 times more in Maryland
- Groceries
-
pay 2.1 times more in Maryland
- Transportation
-
pay 30.1% less in Maryland
- Housing
-
pay 3.3 times more in Maryland
- Childcare
-
pay 8.3 times more in Maryland
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 3.5 times more in Maryland
The cost of childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries in Maryland are more expensive than in Burkina Faso. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Maryland.
If you lived in Maryland instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 5.8 times more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Maryland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA771
|
$18.52
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,625
|
$9.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA480
|
$2.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA334
|
$2.01
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Maryland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA450
|
$3.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA5,139
|
$6.32
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,763
|
$3.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,800
|
$3.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,594
|
$4.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA932
|
$2.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA313
|
$0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA259
|
$2.48
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA657
|
$2.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA752
|
$1.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA386
|
$1.32
|
|
pay 30.1% less for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Maryland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA3,044
|
$3.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$100.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,215.38
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$17.66
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Maryland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA28,212
|
$74.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA256,944
|
$1,887.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA179,860
|
$1,554.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA56,064
|
$137.97
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Maryland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA77,083
|
$1,794.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,468,568
|
$28,176.36
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Maryland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA719
|
$5.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
$4.95
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
$10.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA35,972
|
$61.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,139
|
$14.62
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Maryland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$50.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$39.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$97.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$125.81
|
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