Cost of living comparison
Pennsylvania is 3.6 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Pennsylvania instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 5.9 times more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA765
|
$19.53
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,592
|
$9.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA476
|
$2.27
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA332
|
$1.76
|
|
pay 98.7% more for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA446
|
$3.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA5,103
|
$7.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,722
|
$4.35
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,787
|
$3.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,555
|
$5.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA926
|
$2.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA311
|
$0.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA258
|
$2.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA652
|
$2.35
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA746
|
$1.41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA383
|
$1.45
|
|
pay 26.0% less for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Pennsylvania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA3,023
|
$3.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$66.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,817.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$20.67
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Pennsylvania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA28,014
|
$62.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA255,133
|
$1,357.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA178,593
|
$1,179.21
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA55,669
|
$136.88
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA76,540
|
$1,481.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,401,850
|
$35,614.17
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA714
|
$5.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA1,021
|
$5.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA1,021
|
$11.13
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA35,719
|
$34.60
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,103
|
$13.87
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$53.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$39.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$83.69
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$103.12
|
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