Bahamas vs Burkina Faso - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bahamas Burkina Faso
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2663
$914
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5967
$2219
🏠 One person rent
$1608
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$2782
$625
🍽️ Food expenses
$770
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$56.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2140
$234
💸 GDP per capita
$39455
$987
😃 Human freedom index
7.82
6.31
❤️ Life expectancy
74.6
61.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
65
41
🌐 English speaking %
87.1%
1%
🎓 Higher education
24
36
😀 Quality of life
60
21
🏙️ Population
401K
23.5M

The average cost of living in the Bahamas ($2663) is 191% more expensive than in Burkina Faso ($914). the Bahamas ranked 6th vs 106th for Burkina Faso in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in the Bahamas compared to 0.3 months in Burkina Faso. Ranked 69th and 175th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Bahamas vs Burkina Faso

We calculate prices for the Bahamas and Burkina Faso as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Bahamas Burkina Faso
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.4
$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.3
$17.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.23
$1.11
 Cappuccino
$5.54
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1586
$425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1292
$212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3025
$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2725
$496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$86.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$271
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$80.7
$60.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.56%
12.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4204
$230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3052
$972
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.51
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.5
$13.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.3
$6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.8
$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.61
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.81
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$16.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.35
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.3
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.52
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.2
$1.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.08
$3.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.56
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$65.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$7.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$105
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$10.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.3
$27.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$63.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$683
$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14025
$17315

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In the Bahamas

City Cost of living Population
Nassau
$2672
274K
Freeport
$2613
45.9K

In Burkina Faso

City Cost of living Population
Bobo-Dioulasso
$831
904K
Ouagadougou
$961
2.45M
Koudougou
$820
160K
Ouahigouya
$851
125K
Fada N'gourma
$875
73.2K
Dedougou
$822
63.6K
Leo
$846
51.7K
Dori
$874
46.5K
Nouna
$821
32.4K
Manga
$877
28.6K