Burkina Faso vs China - Cost of Living Comparison

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Burkina Faso China
🚶 Cost of living one person
$736
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1819
$1849
🏠 One person rent
$327
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$495
$541
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$76
$69.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$434
$813
💸 GDP per capita
$833
$12720
😃 Human freedom index
6.63
5.22
❤️ Life expectancy
59.3
78.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
45
🌐 English speaking %
1%
0.7%
🎓 Higher education
34
90
😀 Quality of life
19
50
🏙️ Population
20.5M
1.44B

The average cost of living in Burkina Faso ($736) is 9% more expensive than in China ($678). Burkina Faso ranked 121st vs 135th for China in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Burkina Faso compared to 1.2 months in China. Ranked 175th and 80th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Burkina Faso vs China

We calculate prices for Burkina Faso and China as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 544 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 China
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.4
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.22
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.42
 Cappuccino
$1.55
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$323
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$35.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$55.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.9
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.96%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$268
$4688
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$168
$2774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.95
$19.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$4.11
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.91
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.43
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.99
$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.12
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.44
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.1
$5.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.4
$53.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.2
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.4
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15156
$14240

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In Burkina Faso

City Cost of living Population
Ouagadougou
$760
2.45M
Bobo-Dioulasso
$733
904K
Koudougou
$645
160K
Ouahigouya
$638
125K
Fada N'gourma
$639
73.2K
Dedougou
$636
63.6K
Leo
$636
51.7K
Dori
$638
46.5K
Nouna
$634
32.4K
Manga
$642
28.6K

In China

City Cost of living Population
Beijing
$1116
21.9M
Shanghai
$1165
24.9M
Shenzhen
$995
17.5M
Hong Kong
$2733
7.41M
Chongqing
$753
32.1M
Guangzhou
$755
18.7M
Chengdu
$656
20.9M
Tianjin
$718
13.9M
Xi'an
$550
13M
Suzhou
$1144
12.7M
Hangzhou
$827
11.9M
Nantong
$785
7.73M
Baoding
$474
11.5M
Wuhan
$637
12.3M
Wuxi
$714
7.46M
Foshan
$600
9.5M
Nanjing
$736
9.31M
Quanzhou
$776
8.78M
Hefei
$647
9.37M
Shijiazhuang
$489
10.6M
Dongguan
$621
10.5M
Bijie
$612
6.9M
Changchun
$588
9.07M
Jieyang
$932
6.09M
Qingdao
$648
10.1M
Ganzhou
$811
8.97M
Ningbo
$810
9.4M
Guiyang
$569
5.99M
Yantai
$568
7.1M
Zhengzhou
$495
12.6M