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
SEK131.48
|
$1.23
F CFA771
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.45
SEK104.30
|
$7.35
F CFA4,624
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
SEK22.52
|
$0.76
F CFA480
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK21.27
|
$0.53
F CFA334
|
|
pay 5.0% more for groceries
Sweden
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.49
SEK27.43
|
$0.71
F CFA450
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
SEK57.20
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.43
SEK59.96
|
$9.16
F CFA5,762
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
SEK41.26
|
$2.86
F CFA1,800
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.68
SEK51.59
|
$8.89
F CFA5,593
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
SEK13.14
|
$1.48
F CFA932
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
SEK11.65
|
$0.50
F CFA313
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
SEK12.52
|
$0.41
F CFA259
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
SEK19.08
|
$1.04
F CFA656
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.43
|
$1.20
F CFA752
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.74
|
$0.61
F CFA386
|
|
pay 27.1% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.64
SEK73.21
|
$4.84
F CFA3,044
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.10
SEK751.36
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,850.74
SEK296,233.44
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.47
SEK236.82
|
?? | |
pay 10.6% less for housing
Sweden
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.29
SEK334.15
|
$44.85
F CFA28,207
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$821.73
SEK9,065.79
|
$408.47
F CFA256,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.62
SEK7,078.75
|
$285.93
F CFA179,826
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.37
SEK853.62
|
$89.13
F CFA56,053
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Sweden
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.27
SEK1,349.01
|
$122.54
F CFA77,068
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,135.75
SEK34,595.46
|
$15,052.55
F CFA9,466,752
|
|
pay 41.8% less for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.64
SEK73.28
|
$1.14
F CFA719
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
SEK41.76
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.41
SEK70.70
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.70
SEK426.95
|
$57.19
F CFA35,965
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.24
SEK157.07
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sweden
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.10
SEK872.64
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
SEK392.32
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
SEK931.40
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.14
SEK1,380.61
|
?? |
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