Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 9.0% more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 61.8% less for restaurants
|
Sweden
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.92
SEK130.84
|
$1.23
F CFA762
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.45
SEK103.79
|
$7.35
F CFA4,574
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
SEK22.41
|
$0.76
F CFA474
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK21.17
|
$0.53
F CFA330
|
|
pay 5.0% more for groceries
|
Sweden
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.49
SEK27.30
|
$0.71
F CFA445
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
SEK56.92
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.43
SEK59.66
|
$9.16
F CFA5,699
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
SEK41.06
|
$2.86
F CFA1,780
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.68
SEK51.34
|
$8.89
F CFA5,532
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
SEK13.08
|
$1.48
F CFA922
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
SEK11.60
|
$0.50
F CFA309
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
SEK12.46
|
$0.41
F CFA256
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
SEK18.99
|
$1.04
F CFA649
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.40
|
$1.20
F CFA743
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.70
|
$0.61
F CFA382
|
|
pay 27.1% less for transportation
|
Sweden
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.64
SEK72.85
|
$4.84
F CFA3,011
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$68.10
SEK747.68
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,850.74
SEK294,783.50
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.47
SEK235.66
|
?? | |
pay 10.6% less for housing
|
Sweden
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.29
SEK332.51
|
$44.85
F CFA27,901
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$821.73
SEK9,021.41
|
$408.47
F CFA254,105
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.62
SEK7,044.10
|
$285.93
F CFA177,873
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.37
SEK849.44
|
$89.13
F CFA55,445
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Sweden
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.27
SEK1,342.41
|
$122.54
F CFA76,231
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,135.75
SEK34,426.13
|
$15,052.55
F CFA9,363,955
|
|
pay 41.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sweden
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.64
SEK72.92
|
$1.14
F CFA711
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
SEK41.55
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.41
SEK70.35
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.70
SEK424.86
|
$57.19
F CFA35,575
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.24
SEK156.30
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Sweden
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.10
SEK868.37
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
SEK390.40
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
SEK926.84
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.14
SEK1,373.86
|
?? |
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Burkina Faso or Sweden. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.