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 CFA771
|
$27.66
CHF24.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,624
|
$16.97
CHF15.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA480
|
$4.67
CHF4.18
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA334
|
$4.13
CHF3.69
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Switzerland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA450
|
$3.64
CHF3.26
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$13.22
CHF11.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,762
|
$7.31
CHF6.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,800
|
$6.80
CHF6.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,593
|
$12.89
CHF11.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA932
|
$1.52
CHF1.36
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA313
|
$1.03
CHF0.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA259
|
$1.31
CHF1.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA656
|
$2.85
CHF2.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA752
|
$1.12
CHF1.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA386
|
$1.07
CHF0.96
|
|
pay 61.9% more for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Switzerland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA3,044
|
$7.83
CHF7.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$114.11
CHF102.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$36,806.66
CHF32,900.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$42.03
CHF37.57
|
|
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 CFA28,207
|
$53.46
CHF47.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA256,894
|
$1,622.75
CHF1,450.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA179,826
|
$1,411.84
CHF1,262.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA56,053
|
$180.02
CHF160.92
|
|
pay 11.6 times more for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Switzerland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA77,068
|
$2,587.05
CHF2,312.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,466,752
|
$30,321.56
CHF27,103.99
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Switzerland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA719
|
$7.82
CHF6.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
$5.42
CHF4.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
$10.09
CHF9.02
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA35,965
|
$88.49
CHF79.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$21.15
CHF18.90
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Switzerland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$121.70
CHF108.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$61.65
CHF55.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$136.06
CHF121.62
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$176.75
CHF157.99
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