Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 31.6% cheaper than Florida.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Florida, you would:
pay 66.7% less for restaurants
|
Florida
|
Burkina Faso
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.47
|
$1.23
F CFA771
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
|
$7.35
F CFA4,624
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.61
|
$0.76
F CFA480
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
|
$0.53
F CFA334
|
|
pay 15.3% less for groceries
|
Florida
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.56
|
$0.71
F CFA450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.40
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
|
$9.16
F CFA5,762
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.70
|
$2.86
F CFA1,800
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.23
|
$8.89
F CFA5,593
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$1.48
F CFA932
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$0.50
F CFA313
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$0.41
F CFA259
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
|
$1.04
F CFA656
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
|
$1.20
F CFA752
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.60
|
$0.61
F CFA386
|
|
pay 44.0% more for transportation
|
Florida
|
Burkina Faso
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
|
$4.84
F CFA3,044
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$61.15
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,918.41
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.07
|
?? | |
pay 57.7% less for housing
|
Florida
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.97
|
$44.85
F CFA28,207
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,891.59
|
$408.47
F CFA256,894
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,611.24
|
$285.93
F CFA179,826
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.62
|
$89.13
F CFA56,053
|
|
pay 47.6% less for childcare
|
Florida
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$923.14
|
$122.54
F CFA77,068
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,426.17
|
$15,052.55
F CFA9,466,752
|
|
pay 46.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Florida
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.61
|
$1.14
F CFA719
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.94
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.80
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.55
|
$57.19
F CFA35,965
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.47
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Florida
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.20
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.16
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.28
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.33
|
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