Cost of living comparison
Minnesota is 4.7 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Minnesota instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 8.0 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA490
|
$16.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,273
|
$9.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA457
|
$2.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA245
|
$2.05
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA525
|
$3.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,457
|
$3.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,498
|
$3.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$5.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA474
|
$2.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA297
|
$0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA253
|
$2.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA402
|
$2.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA804
|
$1.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA342
|
$1.51
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,715
|
$3.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,937
|
$81.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,555.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,127
|
$13.69
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,430
|
$69.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA244,787
|
$1,150.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA122,394
|
$1,048.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,182
|
$120.53
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA73,436
|
$1,180.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,020,598
|
$22,406.29
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA685
|
$5.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA734
|
$5.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA979
|
$9.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,479
|
$46.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,896
|
$13.40
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$53.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$51.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$88.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$116.44
|
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