Burkina Faso vs Ireland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Burkina Faso Ireland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$734
$2438
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1815
$5376
🏠 One person rent
$324
$1611
🏘️ Family rent
$495
$2753
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$559
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.9
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$439
$3282
💸 GDP per capita
$830
$104K
😃 Human freedom index
6.57
8.79
❤️ Life expectancy
59.3
82.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
41
77
🌐 English speaking %
1%
98.4%
🎓 Higher education
32
88
😀 Quality of life
19
93
🏙️ Population
20.5M
5.12M

The average cost of living in Burkina Faso ($734) is 70% less expensive than in Ireland ($2438). Burkina Faso ranked 128th vs 6th for Ireland in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Burkina Faso compared to 1.3 months in Ireland. Ranked 175th and 8th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Burkina Faso vs Ireland

We calculate prices for Burkina Faso and Ireland as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 12 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 Ireland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.2
$85.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$6.77
 Cappuccino
$1.68
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$365
$1615
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$1363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$2936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$301
$2370
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98
$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.97%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$272
$5753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$170
$4339
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$2.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.97
$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$19.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$4.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.8
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.54
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$3.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.36
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$7.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.74
$5.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.31
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.5
$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.5
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37
$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.35
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.8
$92.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.3
$1238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15130
$8494

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In Burkina Faso

City Cost of living Population
Ouagadougou
$750
2.45M
Bobo-Dioulasso
$732
904K
Koudougou
$664
160K
Ouahigouya
$673
125K
Fada N'gourma
$674
73.2K
Dedougou
$677
63.6K
Leo
$675
51.7K
Dori
$677
46.5K
Nouna
$680
32.4K
Manga
$678
28.6K

In Ireland

City Cost of living Population
Dublin
$2713
553K
Cork
$2311
222K
Galway
$2244
83.5K
Limerick
$1955
58.3K
Waterford
$2183
48.4K
Dundalk
$1869
39K
Drogheda
$2391
41K
Swords
$2436
36.9K
Naas
$2283
21.4K
Kilkenny
$1744
22.2K
Tralee
$2006
26.1K
Wexford
$1775
20.2K