Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 2.2 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 5.1 times more for restaurants
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Burkina Faso
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$10.14
MX$205.58
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,295
|
$8.52
MX$172.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA465
|
$1.35
MX$27.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$1.02
MX$20.69
|
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pay 40.5% more for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
$2.68
MX$54.33
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.17
MX$84.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,550
|
$5.88
MX$119.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,524
|
$2.68
MX$54.40
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.49
MX$70.77
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$1.32
MX$26.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$0.63
MX$12.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA257
|
$0.79
MX$15.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA409
|
$0.77
MX$15.71
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA818
|
$0.90
MX$18.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA348
|
$0.78
MX$15.73
|
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pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,761
|
$5.33
MX$108.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,988
|
$28.94
MX$586.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,778.21
MX$462,003.63
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,266
|
$17.39
MX$352.72
|
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pay 27.6% more for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,848
|
$33.11
MX$671.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA248,974
|
$599.68
MX$12,163.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,487
|
$424.66
MX$8,613.32
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,886
|
$54.94
MX$1,114.30
|
|
pay 8.9% more for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,692
|
$230.47
MX$4,674.60
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,174,888
|
$4,822.04
MX$97,803.97
|
|
pay 82.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA697
|
$2.57
MX$52.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$3.35
MX$68.05
|
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA996
|
$4.34
MX$88.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,897
|
$38.86
MX$788.28
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
$5.22
MX$105.90
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$54.74
MX$1,110.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$42.64
MX$864.75
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$96.11
MX$1,949.39
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$90.93
MX$1,844.21
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