Cost of living comparison

 Dominican Republic
compared to
 Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso vs. Dominican Republic Cost of Living Summary

Burkina Faso is 24.0% more expensive than Dominican Republic overall.

Restaurants
pay 29.7% less in Burkina Faso
Groceries
pay 64.4% more in Burkina Faso
Transportation
pay 4.3% more in Burkina Faso
Housing
pay 12.4% more in Burkina Faso
Childcare
pay 93.2% more in Burkina Faso
Entertainment and Sports
pay 0.9% less in Burkina Faso

The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, and transportation in Burkina Faso are more expensive than in Dominican Republic. Expenses including restaurants and entertainment and sports are lower in Burkina Faso. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Burkina Faso.

Burkina Faso vs. Dominican Republic Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Dominican Republic, you would:

pay 29.7% less for restaurants

 
Dominican Republic
Burkina Faso
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.20
DOP425.06
$1.23
F CFA708
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.54
DOP386.07
$7.35
F CFA4,250
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.97
DOP57.38
$0.76
F CFA441

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pay 64.4% more for groceries

 
Dominican Republic
Burkina Faso
Bread
1 loaf
$1.52
DOP89.67
$0.71
F CFA413
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.28
DOP193.86
$8.17
F CFA4,722
Milk (1 gallon) $4.35
DOP256.94
$9.16
F CFA5,296

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pay 4.3% more for transportation

 
Dominican Republic
Burkina Faso
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.64
DOP274.09
$4.84
F CFA2,798
Monthly public transit pass $56.13
DOP3,315.25
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,137.07
DOP1,543,866.02
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pay 12.4% more for housing

 
Dominican Republic
Burkina Faso
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$36.09
DOP2,131.50
$44.85
F CFA25,926
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $624.27
DOP36,874.41
$408.47
F CFA236,120
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $355.68
DOP21,009.06
$285.93
F CFA165,284

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pay 93.2% more for childcare

 
Dominican Republic
Burkina Faso
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $250.80
DOP14,814.15
$122.54
F CFA70,836
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,459.64
DOP263,422.19
$15,052.55
F CFA8,701,205

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pay 0.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Dominican Republic
Burkina Faso
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.61
DOP154.18
$1.14
F CFA661
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.03
DOP119.68
$1.63
F CFA944
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.25
DOP251.08
$1.63
F CFA944

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Dominican Republic
Burkina Faso
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$46.15
DOP2,726.26
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$46.61
DOP2,753.35
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$80.84
DOP4,775.26
??

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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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