Burkina Faso vs Cuba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Burkina Faso Cuba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$826
$1188
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2199
$2772
🏠 One person rent
$351
$589
🏘️ Family rent
$707
$949
🍽️ Food expenses
$316
$420
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.8
$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$555
$53.8
💸 GDP per capita
$883
$9605
😃 Human freedom index
6.31
5.2
❤️ Life expectancy
59.8
78.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
41
41
🌐 English speaking %
1%
6%
🎓 Higher education
33
57
😀 Quality of life
18
32
🏙️ Population
23M
11M

The average cost of living in Burkina Faso ($826) is 30% less expensive than in Cuba ($1188). Burkina Faso ranked 115th vs 56th for Cuba 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 0 months in Cuba. Ranked 171st and 142nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Burkina Faso vs Cuba

We calculate prices for Burkina Faso and Cuba as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 25 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 Cuba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.28
$9.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.8
$35.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.08
$7.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$2.86
 Cappuccino
$1.9
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$365
$572
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$938
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.2
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.7
$70.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.35%
8.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$208
$378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$949
$327
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.3
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$11.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$2.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$8.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$5.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.47
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.31
$5.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.68
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.56
$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$3.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.34
$3.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.29
$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.4
$76.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15693
$11260

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In Burkina Faso

City Cost of living Population
Ouagadougou
$869
2.45M
Bobo-Dioulasso
$757
904K
Koudougou
$743
160K
Ouahigouya
$756
125K
Fada N'gourma
$772
73.2K
Dedougou
$735
63.6K
Leo
$753
51.7K
Dori
$771
46.5K
Nouna
$733
32.4K
Manga
$774
28.6K

In Cuba

City Cost of living Population
Havana
$926
2.49M
Santiago de Cuba
$1415
445K
Holguin
$1266
350K
Camaguey
$1531
322K
Santa Clara
$1058
247K
Bayamo
$1166
235K
Guantanamo
$1561
228K
Las Tunas
$1561
202K
Pinar del Rio
$1071
189K
Cienfuegos
$865
165K
Matanzas
$1273
152K
Manzanillo
$2763
151K
Ciego de Avila
$1258
143K
Sancti Spiritus
$1211
139K
Palma Soriano
$1272
120K
Cardenas
$1214
86.7K
Moa
$1830
73.1K
Florida
$1395
71.7K
Placetas
$1101
71.2K
Colon
$1122
68K
Guines
$1094
66.9K
Artemisa
$1017
59.1K
Yara
$2123
59.4K
Moron
$1259
59.4K
Sagua La Grande
$1107
43K