Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 25.0% more expensive than Dominica.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Dominica, you would:
pay 48.1% less for restaurants
|
Dominica
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$1.23
F CFA772
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.66
EC$18.00
|
$7.35
F CFA4,629
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
EC$4.62
|
$0.76
F CFA480
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$0.53
F CFA334
|
|
pay 23.9% more for groceries
|
Dominica
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.47
EC$6.67
|
$0.71
F CFA450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.24
EC$38.49
|
$9.16
F CFA5,769
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.18
EC$14.00
|
$2.86
F CFA1,802
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.69
EC$12.66
|
$8.89
F CFA5,600
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.71
|
$1.48
F CFA933
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
EC$2.77
|
$0.50
F CFA313
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.12
EC$5.74
|
$0.41
F CFA260
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
EC$6.50
|
$1.04
F CFA657
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$1.20
F CFA752
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
EC$3.75
|
$0.61
F CFA386
|
|
pay 7.8% more for transportation
|
Dominica
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
$4.84
F CFA3,047
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.25
EC$87.16
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,254.25
EC$89,871.27
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
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pay 11.9% more for housing
|
Dominica
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.74
EC$153.33
|
$44.85
F CFA28,239
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$283.68
EC$766.67
|
$408.47
F CFA257,190
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.51
EC$550.00
|
$285.93
F CFA180,033
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.28
EC$287.22
|
$89.13
F CFA56,118
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Dominica
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$122.54
F CFA77,157
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$15,052.55
F CFA9,477,657
|
|
pay 26.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dominica
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.14
F CFA720
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.10
EC$8.38
|
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.17
EC$116.67
|
$57.19
F CFA36,007
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Dominica
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
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