Burkina Faso vs Canada - Cost of Living Comparison

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Burkina Faso Canada
🚶 Cost of living one person
$936
$2005
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$4479
🏠 One person rent
$415
$1185
🏘️ Family rent
$640
$1937
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$565
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$136
$3044
💸 GDP per capita
$982
$54340
😃 Human freedom index
6.29
8.74
❤️ Life expectancy
61.1
81.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
75
🌐 English speaking %
1%
82.1%
🎓 Higher education
36
99
😀 Quality of life
20
91
🏙️ Population
23.5M
41.3M

The average cost of living in Burkina Faso ($936) is 53% less expensive than in Canada ($2005). Burkina Faso ranked 107th vs 21st for Canada in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Burkina Faso compared to 1.5 months in Canada. Ranked 176th and 17th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Burkina Faso vs Canada

We calculate prices for Burkina Faso and Canada as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 153 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.

Burkina Faso Canada
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.26
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$66.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.51
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$5.63
 Cappuccino
$2.22
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$1176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$998
$2056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$482
$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.8
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.96%
4.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$269
$5101
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$740
$4393
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$2.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$82.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.59
$15.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.28
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$2.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$3.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$9.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$2.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.01
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$75.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.1
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.2
$55.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.4
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.4
$759
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17303
$14602

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In Burkina Faso

City Cost of living Population
Ouagadougou
$988
2.45M
Bobo-Dioulasso
$846
904K
Koudougou
$830
160K
Ouahigouya
$868
125K
Fada N'gourma
$891
73.2K
Dedougou
$836
63.6K
Leo
$863
51.7K
Dori
$889
46.5K
Nouna
$835
32.4K
Manga
$896
28.6K

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2415
2.79M
Montreal
$1901
1.9M
Calgary
$2095
1.31M
Ottawa
$2122
1.02M
Edmonton
$1835
1.01M
Vancouver
$2505
662K
Mississauga
$2308
718K
Winnipeg
$1842
750K
Brampton
$2102
656K
Surrey
$2091
568K
Hamilton
$2006
569K
Quebec City
$1648
574K
London
$1930
422K
Halifax
$2133
440K
Laval
$2058
451K
Markham
$2172
339K
Vaughan
$2233
323K
Burnaby
$2411
249K
Gatineau
$1839
298K
Kitchener
$2109
257K
Saskatoon
$1781
266K
Longueuil
$1874
262K
Windsor
$1927
230K
Oakville
$2318
214K
Richmond
$2247
210K
Burlington
$2214
187K
Richmond Hill
$2483
202K
Regina
$1739
226K
Oshawa
$1581
175K
Sherbrooke
$1421
181K