Cost of Living in Bobo-Dioulasso

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$732
$1726
🛋️ Without rent
$414
$1315
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$318
$411
🍽️ Food
$276
$715
🚐 Transport
$68.1
$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$437
😀 Quality of life
22
🏙️ Population
904K

The average cost of living in Bobo-Dioulasso is $732, which is in the top 28% of the least expensive cities in the world, ranked 6654th out of 9294 in our global list and 2nd out of 10 in Burkina Faso.

The median after-tax salary is $437, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months. Ranked 8906th (TOP 96%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 2nd best city to live in Burkina Faso. With an estimated population of 904K, Bobo-Dioulasso is the 2nd largest city in Burkina Faso.

Why living in Bobo-Dioulasso is so expensive? Because we have a developed country lifestyle as a reference and in some least developed countries maintaining such a standard of living is hard and expensive. Thus, living costs in Bobo-Dioulasso for locals and expats differ significantly.

✈️ Closest airport 6 km Bobo Dioulasso Airport
😷 Air quality Bad 41.3 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 9094 Polytechnic University of Bobo-Dioulasso
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Prices in Bobo-Dioulasso

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$5.81
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
 Cappuccino
$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$216
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$270
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15143

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