Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 4.7% cheaper than Ethiopia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 14.7% less in Burkina Faso
- Groceries
-
pay 41.5% more in Burkina Faso
- Transportation
-
pay 0.8% less in Burkina Faso
- Housing
-
pay 42.9% less in Burkina Faso
- Childcare
-
pay 7.7% less in Burkina Faso
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 3.5% less in Burkina Faso
Expenses including housing, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 14.7% less for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB778.02
|
$1.23
F CFA708
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB808.54
|
$7.35
F CFA4,246
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB101.79
|
$0.76
F CFA440
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB65.11
|
$0.53
F CFA307
|
|
pay 41.5% more for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB155.81
|
$0.71
F CFA413
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB629.35
|
$8.17
F CFA4,718
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB788.22
|
$9.16
F CFA5,291
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB343.52
|
$2.86
F CFA1,653
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB732.15
|
$8.89
F CFA5,136
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB428.09
|
$1.48
F CFA856
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB65.66
|
$0.50
F CFA287
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB139.82
|
$0.41
F CFA238
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB50.12
|
$1.04
F CFA603
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB40.36
|
$1.20
F CFA690
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB102.98
|
$0.61
F CFA354
|
|
pay 0.8% less for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB632.76
|
$4.84
F CFA2,795
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,296.71
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,241,769.58
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB475.24
|
?? | |
pay 42.9% less for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB22,195.32
|
$44.85
F CFA25,902
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB83,650.62
|
$408.47
F CFA235,905
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB54,817.32
|
$285.93
F CFA165,133
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB16,187.87
|
$89.13
F CFA51,474
|
|
pay 7.7% less for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,564.70
|
$122.54
F CFA70,771
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,694,708.55
|
$15,052.55
F CFA8,693,276
|
|
pay 3.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB129.67
|
$1.14
F CFA661
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB149.08
|
$1.63
F CFA944
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB518.68
|
$1.63
F CFA944
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,747.52
|
$57.19
F CFA33,027
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB868.79
|
$8.17
F CFA4,718
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,267.42
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,746.92
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB14,113.72
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB15,472.54
|
?? |
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