Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 29.8% more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 20.1% less for restaurants
|
South Africa
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.97
ZAR162.53
|
$1.23
F CFA772
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.77
ZAR86.42
|
$7.35
F CFA4,629
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
ZAR17.29
|
$0.76
F CFA480
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
ZAR13.42
|
$0.53
F CFA334
|
|
pay 73.6% more for groceries
|
South Africa
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
ZAR17.94
|
$0.71
F CFA450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.67
ZAR66.57
|
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.20
ZAR76.06
|
$9.16
F CFA5,769
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ZAR40.34
|
$2.86
F CFA1,802
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.03
ZAR36.74
|
$8.89
F CFA5,600
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZAR12.26
|
$1.48
F CFA933
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.18
|
$0.50
F CFA313
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.63
|
$0.41
F CFA260
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZAR12.65
|
$1.04
F CFA657
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ZAR10.03
|
$1.20
F CFA752
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.03
|
$0.61
F CFA386
|
|
pay 3.0% less for transportation
|
South Africa
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
ZAR90.37
|
$4.84
F CFA3,047
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.31
ZAR947.63
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,607.77
ZAR373,316.13
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.55
ZAR154.86
|
?? | |
pay 3.4% more for housing
|
South Africa
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.37
ZAR749.42
|
$44.85
F CFA28,239
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$382.55
ZAR6,930.08
|
$408.47
F CFA257,190
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.35
ZAR5,911.89
|
$285.93
F CFA180,033
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.40
ZAR1,456.44
|
$89.13
F CFA56,118
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
South Africa
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$174.12
ZAR3,154.17
|
$122.54
F CFA77,157
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,033.53
ZAR73,068.60
|
$15,052.55
F CFA9,477,657
|
|
pay 2.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
South Africa
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.11
ZAR38.19
|
$1.14
F CFA720
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.88
ZAR34.11
|
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.90
ZAR52.61
|
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.50
ZAR534.41
|
$57.19
F CFA36,007
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.62
ZAR119.94
|
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
South Africa
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.72
ZAR864.38
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.06
ZAR580.76
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.39
ZAR1,637.42
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.37
ZAR1,473.99
|
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