Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 5.3 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 9.7 times more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Switzerland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA762
|
$27.66
CHF24.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,574
|
$16.97
CHF15.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA474
|
$4.67
CHF4.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA330
|
$4.13
CHF3.66
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Switzerland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA445
|
$3.64
CHF3.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
$13.22
CHF11.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,699
|
$7.31
CHF6.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,780
|
$6.80
CHF6.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,532
|
$12.89
CHF11.45
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA922
|
$1.52
CHF1.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA309
|
$1.03
CHF0.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA256
|
$1.31
CHF1.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA649
|
$2.85
CHF2.53
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA743
|
$1.12
CHF0.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA382
|
$1.07
CHF0.95
|
|
pay 61.9% more for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Switzerland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA3,011
|
$7.83
CHF6.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$114.11
CHF101.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$36,806.66
CHF32,682.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$42.03
CHF37.32
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Switzerland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA27,901
|
$53.46
CHF47.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA254,105
|
$1,622.75
CHF1,440.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA177,873
|
$1,411.84
CHF1,253.63
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA55,445
|
$180.02
CHF159.85
|
|
pay 11.6 times more for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Switzerland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA76,231
|
$2,587.05
CHF2,297.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,363,955
|
$30,321.56
CHF26,923.67
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Switzerland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA711
|
$7.82
CHF6.95
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
$5.42
CHF4.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
$10.09
CHF8.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA35,575
|
$88.49
CHF78.57
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
$21.15
CHF18.78
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Switzerland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$121.70
CHF108.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$61.65
CHF54.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$136.06
CHF120.81
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$176.75
CHF156.94
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