Burkina Faso vs Ecuador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Burkina Faso Ecuador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$826
$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2199
$2084
🏠 One person rent
$351
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$707
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$316
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.8
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$555
$527
💸 GDP per capita
$883
$6610
😃 Human freedom index
6.31
6.99
❤️ Life expectancy
59.8
77.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
41
32
🌐 English speaking %
1%
1.2%
🎓 Higher education
33
54
😀 Quality of life
18
32
🏙️ Population
23M
16.9M

The average cost of living in Burkina Faso ($826) is 2% more expensive than in Ecuador ($812). Burkina Faso ranked 115th vs 121st for Ecuador 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 0.6 months in Ecuador. Ranked 171st and 141st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Burkina Faso vs Ecuador

We calculate prices for Burkina Faso and Ecuador as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 19 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 Ecuador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.28
$3.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.8
$37.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.08
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$2.5
 Cappuccino
$1.9
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$365
$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$250
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$938
$543
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.2
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$59.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.7
$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.35%
9.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$208
$1196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$949
$2020
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.3
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$16.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$6.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$7.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.47
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.31
$6.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.68
$7.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.56
$6.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.34
$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36
$37.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.29
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.4
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15693
$6414

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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 Ecuador

City Cost of living Population
Guayaquil
$925
2.65M
Quito
$884
1.76M
Cuenca
$758
362K
Duran
$806
295K
Santo Domingo
$532
335K
Machala
$569
288K
Ambato
$573
177K
Manta
$990
259K
Ibarra
$519
158K
Loja
$600
203K
Quevedo
$651
178K
Portoviejo
$716
244K
Milagro
$697
160K
Esmeraldas
$610
155K
La Libertad
$816
112K
Babahoyo
$823
98.3K
Riobamba
$538
177K
Galapagos Islands
$674
25K
Montanita
$766
1K