Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 37.1% cheaper than Virginia.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Virginia, you would:
pay 67.8% less for restaurants
Virginia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.49
|
$1.23
F CFA771
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.13
|
$7.35
F CFA4,624
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
|
$0.76
F CFA480
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
|
$0.53
F CFA334
|
|
pay 15.5% less for groceries
Virginia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
|
$0.71
F CFA450
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.98
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
|
$9.16
F CFA5,762
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
|
$2.86
F CFA1,800
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.54
|
$8.89
F CFA5,593
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.62
|
$1.48
F CFA932
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
|
$0.50
F CFA313
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.23
|
$0.41
F CFA259
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
|
$1.04
F CFA656
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
|
$1.20
F CFA752
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.41
|
$0.61
F CFA386
|
|
pay 44.2% more for transportation
Virginia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
|
$4.84
F CFA3,044
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.15
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,788.87
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.99
|
?? | |
pay 58.2% less for housing
Virginia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.48
|
$44.85
F CFA28,207
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,832.03
|
$408.47
F CFA256,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,500.84
|
$285.93
F CFA179,826
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.31
|
$89.13
F CFA56,053
|
|
pay 70.1% less for childcare
Virginia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,614.20
|
$122.54
F CFA77,068
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,849.72
|
$15,052.55
F CFA9,466,752
|
|
pay 55.2% less for entertainment and sports
Virginia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.17
|
$1.14
F CFA719
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.19
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.03
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.19
|
$57.19
F CFA35,965
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.24
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Virginia
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.05
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.36
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.16
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.91
|
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