Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Western Sahara, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Western Sahara
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$1.23
F CFA691
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$7.35
F CFA4,147
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.76
F CFA430
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.53
F CFA300
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Western Sahara
|
Burkina Faso
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.71
F CFA403
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$8.17
F CFA4,608
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$9.16
F CFA5,168
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.86
F CFA1,614
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$8.89
F CFA5,017
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.48
F CFA836
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.50
F CFA280
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.41
F CFA233
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.04
F CFA589
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.20
F CFA674
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.61
F CFA346
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Western Sahara
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.84
F CFA2,730
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Western Sahara
|
Burkina Faso
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$44.85
F CFA25,300
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$408.47
F CFA230,416
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$285.93
F CFA161,291
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$89.13
F CFA50,276
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Western Sahara
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$122.54
F CFA69,125
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$15,052.55
F CFA8,490,994
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Western Sahara
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$1.14
F CFA645
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.63
F CFA922
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.63
F CFA922
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$57.19
F CFA32,258
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.17
F CFA4,608
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Western Sahara
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? | ?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? | ?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? | ?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? | ?? |
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