Burkina Faso vs Canada - Cost of Living Comparison

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Burkina Faso Canada
🚶 Cost of living one person
$944
$2053
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2336
$4565
🏠 One person rent
$393
$1222
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$1991
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$572
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.5
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$621
$2878
💸 GDP per capita
$987
$54283
😃 Human freedom index
6.31
8.74
❤️ Life expectancy
61.1
81.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
41
75
🌐 English speaking %
1%
82.1%
🎓 Higher education
33
99
😀 Quality of life
22
89
🏙️ Population
23M
37M

The average cost of living in Burkina Faso ($944) is 54% less expensive than in Canada ($2053). Burkina Faso ranked 99th vs 17th 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 0.7 months in Burkina Faso compared to 1.4 months in Canada. Ranked 168th 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
$6.36
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.74
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$5.56
 Cappuccino
$2.12
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$411
$1209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1046
$2108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$1772
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.7
$87.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.6
$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.59%
6.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$233
$5989
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$911
$4627
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$2.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.3
$84.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15
$16.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.41
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$2.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$3.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$4.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.49
$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.29
$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.26
$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.64
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55
$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.14
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$77.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.7
$17.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.4
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$798
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17622
$12357

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In Burkina Faso

City Cost of living Population
Ouagadougou
$996
2.45M
Bobo-Dioulasso
$860
904K
Koudougou
$838
160K
Ouahigouya
$863
125K
Fada N'gourma
$883
73.2K
Dedougou
$835
63.6K
Leo
$858
51.7K
Dori
$880
46.5K
Nouna
$835
32.4K
Manga
$882
28.6K

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2560
2.79M
Montreal
$1924
1.8M
Calgary
$2136
1.31M
Ottawa
$2111
1.02M
Edmonton
$1865
1.01M
Mississauga
$2437
718K
Vancouver
$2517
662K
Winnipeg
$1876
750K
Brampton
$2052
656K
Quebec City
$1689
549K
Hamilton
$2119
569K
Surrey
$2380
568K
Halifax
$2169
440K
Markham
$2329
339K
London
$2004
422K
Laval
$1965
438K
Vaughan
$2309
323K
Gatineau
$1842
291K
Burnaby
$2457
249K
Kitchener
$2142
257K
Saskatoon
$1857
266K
Burlington
$2280
187K
Richmond
$2236
210K
Windsor
$2025
230K
Oakville
$2420
214K
Longueuil
$1879
254K
Richmond Hill
$2535
202K
Regina
$1671
226K
Oshawa
$1604
175K
Guelph
$2042
144K