Cost of living comparison

 Mississippi, USA
compared to
 Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso vs. Mississippi Cost of Living Summary
Burkina Faso vs. Mississippi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Mississippi, you would:

pay 61.6% less for restaurants

 
Mississippi
Burkina Faso
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.21
 
$1.23
F CFA682
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.46
 
$7.35
F CFA4,095
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.06
 
$0.76
F CFA425

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pay 0.8% less for groceries

 
Mississippi
Burkina Faso
Bread
1 loaf
$2.75
 
$0.71
F CFA398
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.60
 
$8.17
F CFA4,550
Milk (1 gallon) $3.80
 
$9.16
F CFA5,102

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pay 72.0% more for transportation

 
Mississippi
Burkina Faso
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.81
 
$4.84
F CFA2,695
Monthly public transit pass $40.67
 
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $37,721.76
 
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pay 48.0% less for housing

 
Mississippi
Burkina Faso
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$68.08
 
$44.85
F CFA24,977
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,083.04
 
$408.47
F CFA227,480
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $969.79
 
$285.93
F CFA159,236

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pay 33.4% less for childcare

 
Mississippi
Burkina Faso
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,753.67
 
$122.54
F CFA68,244
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,930.57
 
$15,052.55
F CFA8,382,799

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pay 33.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Mississippi
Burkina Faso
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.43
 
$1.14
F CFA637
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.93
 
$1.63
F CFA910
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.53
 
$1.63
F CFA910

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Mississippi
Burkina Faso
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$37.46
 
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$42.86
 
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$80.22
 
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