Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 17.6% cheaper than Mississippi.
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 CFA765
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.46
|
$7.35
F CFA4,592
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
|
$0.76
F CFA476
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
|
$0.53
F CFA332
|
|
pay 0.8% less for groceries
|
Mississippi
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.75
|
$0.71
F CFA446
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.60
|
$8.17
F CFA5,103
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
|
$9.16
F CFA5,722
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.19
|
$2.86
F CFA1,787
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
|
$8.89
F CFA5,555
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$1.48
F CFA926
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
|
$0.50
F CFA311
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
|
$0.41
F CFA258
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.70
|
$1.04
F CFA652
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$1.20
F CFA746
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$0.61
F CFA383
|
|
pay 72.0% more for transportation
|
Mississippi
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.81
|
$4.84
F CFA3,023
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.67
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,721.76
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.83
|
?? | |
pay 48.0% less for housing
|
Mississippi
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
|
$44.85
F CFA28,014
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,083.04
|
$408.47
F CFA255,133
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$969.79
|
$285.93
F CFA178,593
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.32
|
$89.13
F CFA55,669
|
|
pay 33.4% less for childcare
|
Mississippi
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,753.67
|
$122.54
F CFA76,540
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,930.57
|
$15,052.55
F CFA9,401,850
|
|
pay 33.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mississippi
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.43
|
$1.14
F CFA714
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.93
|
$1.63
F CFA1,021
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.53
|
$1.63
F CFA1,021
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.00
|
$57.19
F CFA35,719
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.91
|
$8.17
F CFA5,103
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Mississippi
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.46
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.86
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.22
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.17
|
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