Burkina Faso vs China - Cost of Living Comparison

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Burkina Faso China
🚶 Cost of living one person
$944
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2336
$1764
🏠 One person rent
$393
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$458
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.5
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$621
$840
💸 GDP per capita
$987
$13303
😃 Human freedom index
6.31
4.93
❤️ Life expectancy
61.1
78
👮 Corruption perceptions index
41
43
🌐 English speaking %
1%
0.7%
🎓 Higher education
33
91
😀 Quality of life
22
49
🏙️ Population
23M
1.44B

The average cost of living in Burkina Faso ($944) is 45% more expensive than in China ($649). Burkina Faso ranked 99th vs 158th 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 0.7 months in Burkina Faso compared to 1.3 months in China. Ranked 168th and 84th 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
$6.36
$3.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.74
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.24
 Cappuccino
$2.12
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$411
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1046
$635
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.7
$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$52.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.6
$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.59%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$233
$4246
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$911
$2475
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.3
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15
$4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.41
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.49
$3.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.29
$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.26
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.64
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.14
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.7
$5.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.4
$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63
$71.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17622
$16836

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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 China

City Cost of living Population
Shanghai
$1125
24.9M
Beijing
$993
21.9M
Chongqing
$571
32.1M
Shenzhen
$906
17.5M
Hong Kong
$2613
7.41M
Guangzhou
$761
18.7M
Chengdu
$636
20.9M
Hangzhou
$823
11.9M
Suzhou
$831
12.7M
Tianjin
$689
13.9M
Baoding
$455
11.5M
Wuhan
$640
12.3M
Xi'an
$593
13M
Xuzhou
$489
9.08M
Wuxi
$680
7.46M
Jinhua
$594
7.05M
Hefei
$641
9.37M
Nantong
$549
7.73M
Nanjing
$750
9.31M
Bijie
$575
6.9M
Changchun
$550
9.07M
Qingdao
$621
10.1M
Zhengzhou
$517
12.6M
Guiyang
$560
5.99M
Quanzhou
$646
8.78M
Dongguan
$664
10.5M
Jinan
$577
9.2M
Linyi
$545
11M
Pudong
$1003
5.68M
Wenzhou
$740
9.57M