Cost of living comparison

 Democratic Republic of the Congo
compared to
 Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso vs. Democratic Republic of the Congo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Democratic Republic of the Congo, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Burkina Faso
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $1.23
F CFA705
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $7.35
F CFA4,230
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $0.76
F CFA439

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Burkina Faso
Bread
1 loaf
?? $0.71
F CFA411
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $8.17
F CFA4,701
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $9.16
F CFA5,271

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Burkina Faso
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $4.84
F CFA2,785
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? ??

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Burkina Faso
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $44.85
F CFA25,806
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $408.47
F CFA235,025
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $285.93
F CFA164,518

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Burkina Faso
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $122.54
F CFA70,508
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $15,052.55
F CFA8,660,868

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Burkina Faso
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $1.14
F CFA658
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $1.63
F CFA940
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $1.63
F CFA940

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Burkina Faso
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? ??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? ??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? ??

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025
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