Burkina Faso vs Lebanon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Burkina Faso Lebanon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$1172
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2270
$2850
🏠 One person rent
$411
$502
🏘️ Family rent
$647
$845
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$373
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.6
$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$297
💸 GDP per capita
$982
$3478
😃 Human freedom index
6.29
5.91
❤️ Life expectancy
61.1
77.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
23
🌐 English speaking %
1%
40%
🎓 Higher education
36
75
😀 Quality of life
24
49
🏙️ Population
23.5M
5.81M

The average cost of living in Burkina Faso ($932) is 20% less expensive than in Lebanon ($1172). Burkina Faso ranked 106th vs 71st for Lebanon 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 Lebanon. Ranked 169th and 102nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Burkina Faso vs Lebanon

We calculate prices for Burkina Faso and Lebanon as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 6 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 Lebanon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.77
$9.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.7
$54.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.63
$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$4
 Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$569
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1056
$1567
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$733
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.64%
10.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$235
$2736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$1556
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$67.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.57
$20.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.45
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.41
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$9.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.47
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$2.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.65
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.4
$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.23
$9.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.7
$66.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.8
$9.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.3
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.3
$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$113
$376
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17961
$6856

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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 Lebanon

City Cost of living Population
Beirut
$1353
2.42M
Tripoli
$842
863K
Sidon
$865
164K
Tyre
$676
160K
Jounieh
$1106
102K
Zahle
$1005
100K