Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 19.2% cheaper than Puerto Rico overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 56.9% less in Burkina Faso
- Groceries
-
pay 13.4% less in Burkina Faso
- Transportation
-
pay 29.4% more in Burkina Faso
- Housing
-
pay 45.0% less in Burkina Faso
- Childcare
-
pay 6.7% less in Burkina Faso
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 22.3% less in Burkina Faso
Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and childcare are lower in Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
pay 56.9% less for restaurants
|
Puerto Rico
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
|
$1.23
F CFA739
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
|
$7.35
F CFA4,435
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
|
$0.76
F CFA460
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
|
$0.53
F CFA320
|
|
pay 13.4% less for groceries
|
Puerto Rico
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.14
|
$0.71
F CFA431
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.23
|
$8.17
F CFA4,927
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.64
|
$9.16
F CFA5,526
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
|
$2.86
F CFA1,726
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
|
$8.89
F CFA5,364
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$1.48
F CFA894
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$0.50
F CFA300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$0.41
F CFA249
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
|
$1.04
F CFA630
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$1.20
F CFA721
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
|
$0.61
F CFA370
|
|
pay 29.4% more for transportation
|
Puerto Rico
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.74
|
$4.84
F CFA2,919
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.80
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,875.00
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.18
|
?? | |
pay 45.0% less for housing
|
Puerto Rico
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.13
|
$44.85
F CFA27,052
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$830.95
|
$408.47
F CFA246,371
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.89
|
$285.93
F CFA172,460
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$215.17
|
$89.13
F CFA53,757
|
|
pay 6.7% less for childcare
|
Puerto Rico
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.25
|
$122.54
F CFA73,911
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,550.00
|
$15,052.55
F CFA9,078,960
|
|
pay 22.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Puerto Rico
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.72
|
$1.14
F CFA690
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
|
$1.63
F CFA985
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.94
|
$1.63
F CFA985
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.20
|
$57.19
F CFA34,492
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.17
|
$8.17
F CFA4,927
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Puerto Rico
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.66
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.06
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.78
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
|
?? |
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