Burkina Faso vs Haiti - Cost of Living Comparison

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Burkina Faso Haiti
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$557
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2270
$1348
🏠 One person rent
$411
$236
🏘️ Family rent
$647
$394
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.6
$41.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$158
💸 GDP per capita
$982
$2143
😃 Human freedom index
6.29
5.85
❤️ Life expectancy
61.1
64.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
16
🌐 English speaking %
1%
1%
🎓 Higher education
36
13
😀 Quality of life
24
14
🏙️ Population
23.5M
11.8M

The average cost of living in Burkina Faso ($932) is 67% more expensive than in Haiti ($557). Burkina Faso ranked 106th vs 176th for Haiti in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Burkina Faso compared to 0.3 months in Haiti. Ranked 169th and 188th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Burkina Faso vs Haiti

We calculate prices for Burkina Faso and Haiti as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 10 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 Haiti
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.77
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.7
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.63
$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.84
 Cappuccino
$1.93
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1056
$506
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$63.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.64%
12.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$235
$1410
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.57
$7.32
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.45
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.41
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$7.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$7.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.47
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$3.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.65
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.4
$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.23
$4.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.7
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.8
$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.3
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.3
$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$113
$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17961
$4213

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In Burkina Faso

City Cost of living Population
Bobo-Dioulasso
$842
904K
Ouagadougou
$983
2.45M
Koudougou
$836
160K
Ouahigouya
$867
125K
Fada N'gourma
$893
73.2K
Dedougou
$840
63.6K
Leo
$862
51.7K
Dori
$891
46.5K
Nouna
$837
32.4K
Manga
$894
28.6K

In Haiti

City Cost of living Population
Port-au-Prince
$573
987K
Carrefour
$557
511K
Petion-Ville
$554
377K
Gonaives
$550
356K
Delmas
$549
284K
Saint-Marc
$548
267K
Cap-Haitien
$541
190K
Miragoane
$535
62.5K
Cerca-la-Source
$533
56.5K
Anse-a-Veau
$537
34.6K