Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 9.6% cheaper than Estonia.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Estonia, you would:
pay 59.5% less for restaurants
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Estonia
|
Burkina Faso
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.54
€11.89
|
$1.23
F CFA762
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.68
€8.23
|
$7.35
F CFA4,574
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.92
|
$0.76
F CFA474
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
€1.68
|
$0.53
F CFA330
|
|
pay 48.4% more for groceries
|
Estonia
|
Burkina Faso
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
€1.05
|
$0.71
F CFA445
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
€4.80
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.83
|
$9.16
F CFA5,699
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
€2.34
|
$2.86
F CFA1,780
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.50
€3.32
|
$8.89
F CFA5,532
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$1.48
F CFA922
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.59
|
$0.50
F CFA309
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.91
|
$0.41
F CFA256
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.17
|
$1.04
F CFA649
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
€0.39
|
$1.20
F CFA743
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.44
|
$0.61
F CFA382
|
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pay 29.5% less for transportation
|
Estonia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
€6.51
|
$4.84
F CFA3,011
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.40
€21.24
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,622.60
€25,247.86
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.20
€8.73
|
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pay 8.5% less for housing
|
Estonia
|
Burkina Faso
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.99
€26.54
|
$44.85
F CFA27,901
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$484.69
€459.67
|
$408.47
F CFA254,105
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$364.00
€345.20
|
$285.93
F CFA177,873
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.88
€198.10
|
$89.13
F CFA55,445
|
|
pay 26.8% more for childcare
|
Estonia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.59
€218.68
|
$122.54
F CFA76,231
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,509.99
€7,122.19
|
$15,052.55
F CFA9,363,955
|
|
pay 35.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Estonia
|
Burkina Faso
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.97
|
$1.14
F CFA711
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
€3.21
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.81
€5.51
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.35
€43.01
|
$57.19
F CFA35,575
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.77
€8.31
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Estonia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.44
€96.20
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.43
€32.66
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.18
€76.99
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.56
€93.47
|
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