Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 24.0% cheaper than Costa Rica overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 58.2% less in Burkina Faso
- Groceries
-
pay 3.3% more in Burkina Faso
- Transportation
-
pay 14.0% less in Burkina Faso
- Housing
-
pay 18.0% less in Burkina Faso
- Childcare
-
pay 19.7% less in Burkina Faso
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 37.4% less in Burkina Faso
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, housing, and transportation are lower in Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 58.2% less for restaurants
|
Costa Rica
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
CRC4,861.38
|
$1.23
F CFA739
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.08
CRC4,529.24
|
$7.35
F CFA4,435
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
CRC1,002.75
|
$0.76
F CFA460
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
CRC743.89
|
$0.53
F CFA320
|
|
pay 3.3% more for groceries
|
Costa Rica
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.53
CRC1,262.89
|
$0.71
F CFA431
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
CRC1,876.61
|
$8.17
F CFA4,928
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.98
CRC3,479.13
|
$9.16
F CFA5,526
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
CRC1,602.04
|
$2.86
F CFA1,726
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.97
CRC1,980.43
|
$8.89
F CFA5,365
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
CRC892.43
|
$1.48
F CFA894
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
CRC307.67
|
$0.50
F CFA300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
CRC606.66
|
$0.41
F CFA249
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
CRC609.28
|
$1.04
F CFA630
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
CRC545.77
|
$1.20
F CFA721
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CRC555.45
|
$0.61
F CFA370
|
|
pay 14.0% less for transportation
|
Costa Rica
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.63
CRC2,806.40
|
$4.84
F CFA2,919
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.00
CRC24,437.54
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,063.37
CRC17,487,364.97
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.62
CRC7,791.37
|
?? | |
pay 18.0% less for housing
|
Costa Rica
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.50
CRC24,188.91
|
$44.85
F CFA27,054
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$778.04
CRC388,035.38
|
$408.47
F CFA246,394
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$547.50
CRC273,059.59
|
$285.93
F CFA172,476
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.26
CRC34,042.58
|
$89.13
F CFA53,762
|
|
pay 19.7% less for childcare
|
Costa Rica
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.07
CRC258,877.67
|
$122.54
F CFA73,918
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,987.74
CRC5,479,982.83
|
$15,052.55
F CFA9,079,795
|
|
pay 37.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Costa Rica
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
CRC1,360.13
|
$1.14
F CFA690
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.65
CRC1,822.50
|
$1.63
F CFA986
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.58
CRC2,285.36
|
$1.63
F CFA986
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.46
CRC29,655.13
|
$57.19
F CFA34,495
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
CRC4,302.05
|
$8.17
F CFA4,928
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Costa Rica
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.32
CRC32,579.25
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.54
CRC22,213.88
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.39
CRC55,053.23
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.22
CRC48,485.54
|
?? |
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