Burkina Faso vs DR Congo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Burkina Faso DR Congo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$826
$1018
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2199
$2734
🏠 One person rent
$351
$491
🏘️ Family rent
$707
$1262
🍽️ Food expenses
$316
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.8
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$555
$891
💸 GDP per capita
$883
$628
😃 Human freedom index
6.31
5.29
❤️ Life expectancy
59.8
59.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
41
20
🌐 English speaking %
1%
1%
🎓 Higher education
33
42
😀 Quality of life
18
12
🏙️ Population
23M
106M

The average cost of living in Burkina Faso ($826) is 19% less expensive than in the DR Congo ($1018). Burkina Faso ranked 115th vs 80th for the DR Congo 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 0.9 months in the DR Congo. Ranked 171st and 185th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Burkina Faso vs the DR Congo

We calculate prices for Burkina Faso and the DR Congo 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 DR Congo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.28
$6.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.8
$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.08
$4.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.9
 Cappuccino
$1.9
$4.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$365
$700
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$938
$1546
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.2
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.7
$21.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.35%
12.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$208
$5063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$949
$611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.3
$66.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$13.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$5.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.47
$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.31
$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.68
$2.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.56
$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.34
$7.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.29
$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.4
$58.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$96.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15693
$3992

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Cities Comparison in Burkina Faso vs the DR Congo

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 the DR Congo

City Cost of living Population
Kinshasa
$1120
14.6M
Mbuji-Mayi
$1011
2.89M
Lubumbashi
$1050
1.79M
Kananga
$976
1.97M
Kisangani
$910
1.37M
Mbandaka
$850
1.19M
Tshikapa
$934
1.01M
Kolwezi
$975
573K
Likasi
$961
423K
Bukavu
$759
871K
Uvira
$803
726K
Kikwit
$876
398K
Matadi
$844
306K
Bunia
$801
328K
Mwene-Ditu
$843
196K
Isiro
$843
183K
Beni
$785
232K
Boma
$821
163K
Gandajika
$828
146K
Gemena
$767
139K
Kindu
$746
172K
Butembo
$768
155K
Kalemie
$747
147K
Bumba
$806
103K
Mbanza-Ngungu
$812
100K