Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 17.4% cheaper than Portugal overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 52.9% less in Burkina Faso
- Groceries
-
pay 33.0% more in Burkina Faso
- Transportation
-
pay 28.7% less in Burkina Faso
- Housing
-
pay 26.6% less in Burkina Faso
- Childcare
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pay 11.6% less in Burkina Faso
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 17.6% less in Burkina Faso
Expenses including restaurants, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, and childcare are lower in Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 52.9% less for restaurants
|
Portugal
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.32
€10.41
|
$1.23
F CFA739
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.41
€7.73
|
$7.35
F CFA4,435
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
€1.54
|
$0.76
F CFA460
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.10
|
$0.53
F CFA320
|
|
pay 33.0% more for groceries
|
Portugal
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
€1.24
|
$0.71
F CFA431
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
€4.66
|
$8.17
F CFA4,928
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
€3.49
|
$9.16
F CFA5,526
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.65
|
$2.86
F CFA1,726
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
€2.98
|
$8.89
F CFA5,365
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.91
|
$1.48
F CFA894
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$0.50
F CFA300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.41
F CFA249
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.97
|
$1.04
F CFA630
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.62
|
$1.20
F CFA721
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.78
|
$0.61
F CFA370
|
|
pay 28.7% less for transportation
|
Portugal
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.24
|
$4.84
F CFA2,919
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.96
€34.91
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,047.67
€28,550.91
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.80
€9.93
|
?? | |
pay 26.6% less for housing
|
Portugal
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.33
€37.09
|
$44.85
F CFA27,054
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.66
€828.23
|
$408.47
F CFA246,394
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$732.72
€673.80
|
$285.93
F CFA172,476
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.05
€83.72
|
$89.13
F CFA53,762
|
|
pay 11.6% less for childcare
|
Portugal
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$455.47
€418.84
|
$122.54
F CFA73,918
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,051.70
€9,243.38
|
$15,052.55
F CFA9,079,795
|
|
pay 17.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Portugal
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
€2.05
|
$1.14
F CFA690
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.70
|
$1.63
F CFA986
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.67
€5.21
|
$1.63
F CFA986
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.99
€37.69
|
$57.19
F CFA34,495
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.85
€7.22
|
$8.17
F CFA4,928
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Portugal
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.92
€71.65
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
€31.03
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.24
€73.79
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.85
€86.30
|
?? |
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