Burkina Faso vs Haiti - Cost of Living Comparison

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Burkina Faso Haiti
🚶 Cost of living one person
$798
$534
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1943
$1315
🏠 One person rent
$375
$234
🏘️ Family rent
$590
$436
🍽️ Food expenses
$291
$209
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.1
$38.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$591
$403
💸 GDP per capita
$874
$1693
😃 Human freedom index
6.57
6.37
❤️ Life expectancy
59.8
63.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
41
17
🌐 English speaking %
1%
1%
🎓 Higher education
32
13
😀 Quality of life
19
15
🏙️ Population
20.5M
11M

The average cost of living in Burkina Faso ($798) is 49% more expensive than in Haiti ($534). Burkina Faso ranked 124th vs 178th 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 0.7 months in Burkina Faso compared to 0.8 months in Haiti. Ranked 169th and 179th 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
$4.5
$3.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.8
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.8
 Cappuccino
$1.44
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$635
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$386
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.2
$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$58.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.62%
12.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$223
$1511
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$881
$853
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.87
$6.38
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$6.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.79
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$7.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.97
$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.11
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.45
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$23.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$4.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$28.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15580
$3356

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In Burkina Faso

City Cost of living Population
Ouagadougou
$820
2.45M
Bobo-Dioulasso
$766
904K
Koudougou
$744
160K
Ouahigouya
$753
125K
Fada N'gourma
$760
73.2K
Dedougou
$742
63.6K
Leo
$751
51.7K
Dori
$757
46.5K
Nouna
$745
32.4K
Manga
$761
28.6K

In Haiti

City Cost of living Population
Port-au-Prince
$549
987K
Carrefour
$536
511K
Petion-Ville
$529
377K
Gonaives
$527
324K
Delmas
$524
284K
Cap-Haitien
$520
190K
Saint-Marc
$516
160K
Miragoane
$514
56.9K
Anse-a-Veau
$513
55.1K
Cerca-la-Source
$513
51.4K