Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 47.9% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Canada, you would:
pay 77.7% less for restaurants
|
Canada
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.50
CA$23.04
|
$0.83
F CFA498
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.99
CA$13.96
|
$2.15
F CFA1,295
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
CA$2.84
|
$0.77
F CFA465
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
CA$2.32
|
$0.41
F CFA249
|
|
pay 35.9% less for groceries
|
Canada
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
CA$3.50
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
CA$7.58
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
CA$11.10
|
$9.20
F CFA5,550
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
CA$4.69
|
$2.53
F CFA1,524
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.29
CA$7.39
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.84
CA$2.57
|
$0.80
F CFA482
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CA$0.90
|
$0.50
F CFA302
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
CA$2.19
|
$0.43
F CFA257
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
CA$2.50
|
$0.68
F CFA409
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.65
|
$1.36
F CFA818
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.65
|
$0.58
F CFA348
|
|
pay 35.7% less for transportation
|
Canada
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CA$6.14
|
$4.58
F CFA2,761
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$68.18
CA$95.23
|
$4.95
F CFA2,988
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,034.05
CA$34,966.31
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.78
CA$23.44
|
$13.70
F CFA8,266
|
|
pay 56.4% less for housing
|
Canada
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.83
CA$87.76
|
$41.19
F CFA24,848
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,250.12
CA$1,746.11
|
$412.75
F CFA248,974
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,146.12
CA$1,600.85
|
$206.38
F CFA124,487
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.78
CA$167.31
|
$69.44
F CFA41,886
|
|
pay 29.5% less for childcare
|
Canada
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$744.16
CA$1,039.40
|
$123.83
F CFA74,692
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,218.47
CA$17,066.14
|
$15,210.19
F CFA9,174,888
|
|
pay 52.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Canada
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.30
CA$7.40
|
$1.16
F CFA697
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
CA$4.98
|
$1.24
F CFA747
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.99
CA$18.15
|
$1.65
F CFA996
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.10
CA$60.20
|
$41.28
F CFA24,897
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.26
CA$15.73
|
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Canada
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.23
CA$77.14
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.78
CA$55.56
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.57
CA$120.91
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
CA$144.99
|
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