Belgium vs Burkina Faso - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgium Burkina Faso
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1746
$914
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4101
$2219
🏠 One person rent
$922
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$1491
$625
🍽️ Food expenses
$597
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.8
$56.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2862
$234
💸 GDP per capita
$55955
$987
😃 Human freedom index
8.47
6.31
❤️ Life expectancy
82.4
61.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
41
🌐 English speaking %
59%
1%
🎓 Higher education
96
36
😀 Quality of life
88
21
🏙️ Population
11.9M
23.5M

The average cost of living in Belgium ($1746) is 91% more expensive than in Burkina Faso ($914). Belgium ranked 25th 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 1.6 months in Belgium compared to 0.3 months in Burkina Faso. Ranked 19th and 175th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgium vs Burkina Faso

We calculate prices for Belgium and Burkina Faso as a population-weighted mean of 91 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.

Belgium Burkina Faso
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.9
$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.5
$17.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.3
$1.11
 Cappuccino
$3.96
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.26
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$829
$425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$717
$212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1436
$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1213
$496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$86.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.4
$60.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.22%
12.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4193
$230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3215
$972
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.13
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.3
$13.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.7
$6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.47
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$16.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.47
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$1.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.39
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
$3.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$65.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$7.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.5
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$10.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$27.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$63.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$671
$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18245
$17315

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Cities Comparison in Belgium vs Burkina Faso

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Belgium

City Cost of living Population
Antwerp
$1818
529K
Ghent
$1811
265K
Brussels
$2028
196K
Liege
$1599
195K
Charleroi
$1718
204K
Schaerbeek
$1854
133K
Anderlecht
$1889
121K
Leuven
$1867
101K
Bruges
$1868
119K
Mons
$1557
95.3K
Namur
$1588
114K
Ostend
$1587
71.6K
Aalst
$1846
88.9K
La Louviere
$1720
81K
Tournai
$1617
69.6K
Kortrijk
$1560
77.7K
Hasselt
$1600
77.7K
Mechelen
$1835
86.9K
Seraing
$1624
64.3K
Roeselare
$1547
64.5K
Sint-Niklaas
$1671
80.2K
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1758
57.7K
Forest
$1931
56.6K
Vilvoorde
$1732
44K
Mouscron
$1514
58.2K
Dendermonde
$1571
45.7K
Verviers
$1324
55.2K
Saint-Gilles
$1876
49.7K
Genk
$1715
66.1K
Deinze
$1709
44.3K

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