Burkina Faso vs Indonesia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Burkina Faso Indonesia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$936
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$1292
🏠 One person rent
$415
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$640
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$39.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$136
$289
💸 GDP per capita
$982
$4925
😃 Human freedom index
6.29
6.67
❤️ Life expectancy
61.1
71.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
34
🌐 English speaking %
1%
30.8%
🎓 Higher education
36
74
😀 Quality of life
20
49
🏙️ Population
23.5M
283M

The average cost of living in Burkina Faso ($936) is 72% more expensive than in Indonesia ($543). Burkina Faso ranked 107th vs 178th for Indonesia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Burkina Faso compared to 0.5 months in Indonesia. Ranked 176th and 100th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Burkina Faso vs Indonesia

We calculate prices for Burkina Faso and Indonesia as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 82 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 Indonesia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.26
$1.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.51
$3.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$2.64
 Cappuccino
$2.22
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$998
$776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$482
$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.8
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.96%
9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$269
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$740
$960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.59
$3.83
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.28
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$2.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$1.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.01
$2.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$14.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.1
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.2
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.4
$69.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.4
$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17303
$6178

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In Burkina Faso

City Cost of living Population
Ouagadougou
$988
2.45M
Bobo-Dioulasso
$846
904K
Koudougou
$830
160K
Ouahigouya
$868
125K
Fada N'gourma
$891
73.2K
Dedougou
$836
63.6K
Leo
$863
51.7K
Dori
$889
46.5K
Nouna
$835
32.4K
Manga
$896
28.6K

In Indonesia

City Cost of living Population
Jakarta
$627
11.1M
Bali
$1115
4.36M
Bekasi
$515
2.38M
Depok
$376
2.33M
Surabaya
$520
3.01M
Bandung
$502
2.88M
Tangerang
$552
2.24M
South Tangerang
$516
1.64M
Palembang
$371
1.54M
Medan
$453
2.11M
Batam
$501
1.2M
Bogor
$466
982K
Semarang
$490
1.62M
Makassar
$486
1.34M
Samarinda
$530
831K
Cilacap
$446
1.17M
Pontianak
$419
681K
Denpasar
$493
670K
Bandar Lampung
$345
1.17M
Serang
$472
613K
Pekanbaru
$466
983K
Malang
$358
866K
Padang
$794
909K
Cimahi
$468
587K
Banjarmasin
$436
662K
Jambi
$417
612K
Balikpapan
$556
598K
Tasikmalaya
$337
678K
Cilegon
$469
388K
Kupang
$504
467K