Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 2.4 times more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 32.1% more for restaurants
|
Tunisia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.13
TND9.900
|
$1.23
F CFA762
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.25
TND13.440
|
$7.35
F CFA4,574
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
TND1.980
|
$0.76
F CFA474
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
TND0.860
|
$0.53
F CFA330
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Tunisia
|
Burkina Faso
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
$0.71
F CFA445
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.92
TND15.580
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.78
TND5.640
|
$9.16
F CFA5,699
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
TND4.630
|
$2.86
F CFA1,780
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
TND7.480
|
$8.89
F CFA5,532
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
TND2.430
|
$1.48
F CFA922
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
TND4.210
|
$0.50
F CFA309
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
TND1.520
|
$0.41
F CFA256
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TND0.950
|
$1.04
F CFA649
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.860
|
$1.20
F CFA743
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TND0.720
|
$0.61
F CFA382
|
|
pay 61.6% more for transportation
|
Tunisia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.00
TND9.480
|
$4.84
F CFA3,011
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.30
TND29.440
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,666.41
TND112,865.580
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.64
TND8.350
|
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pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Tunisia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.29
TND54.710
|
$44.85
F CFA27,901
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$193.39
TND611.970
|
$408.47
F CFA254,105
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.14
TND411.830
|
$285.93
F CFA177,873
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.79
TND103.780
|
$89.13
F CFA55,445
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
|
Tunisia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.96
TND249.870
|
$122.54
F CFA76,231
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,865.54
TND5,903.460
|
$15,052.55
F CFA9,363,955
|
|
pay 49.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunisia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
TND4.340
|
$1.14
F CFA711
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.81
TND2.560
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
TND10.190
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.05
TND85.590
|
$57.19
F CFA35,575
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
TND12.910
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Tunisia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.55
TND115.650
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.85
TND160.900
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.17
TND285.330
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.30
TND209.790
|
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