Burkina Faso vs Mexico - Cost of Living Comparison

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Burkina Faso Mexico
🚶 Cost of living one person
$826
$880
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2199
$2158
🏠 One person rent
$351
$398
🏘️ Family rent
$707
$725
🍽️ Food expenses
$316
$328
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.8
$74.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$555
$678
💸 GDP per capita
$883
$13790
😃 Human freedom index
6.31
6.66
❤️ Life expectancy
59.8
74.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
41
26
🌐 English speaking %
1%
13%
🎓 Higher education
33
89
😀 Quality of life
18
43
🏙️ Population
23M
125M

The average cost of living in Burkina Faso ($826) is 6% less expensive than in Mexico ($880). Burkina Faso ranked 115th vs 104th for Mexico 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 Mexico. Ranked 171st and 103rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Burkina Faso vs Mexico

We calculate prices for Burkina Faso and Mexico as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 144 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 Mexico
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.28
$9.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.8
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.08
$7.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$2.24
 Cappuccino
$1.9
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$365
$477
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$303
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$938
$911
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.2
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$54.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.7
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.35%
11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$208
$1856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$949
$1375
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.3
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$11.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$6.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.47
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.31
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.68
$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.56
$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.34
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36
$30
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.29
$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.4
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$252
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15693
$5685

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In Burkina Faso

City Cost of living Population
Ouagadougou
$869
2.45M
Bobo-Dioulasso
$757
904K
Koudougou
$743
160K
Ouahigouya
$756
125K
Fada N'gourma
$772
73.2K
Dedougou
$735
63.6K
Leo
$753
51.7K
Dori
$771
46.5K
Nouna
$733
32.4K
Manga
$774
28.6K

In Mexico

City Cost of living Population
Mexico City
$1160
9.21M
Tijuana
$1047
1.96M
Zapopan
$1021
1.48M
Ecatepec de Morelos
$704
1.93M
Monterrey
$1277
1.14M
Ciudad Juarez
$948
1.32M
Leon
$684
1.58M
Guadalajara
$1017
1.46M
Puebla
$981
1.43M
Mexicali
$913
1.03M
Queretaro
$983
795K
Aguascalientes
$796
934K
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$814
1.07M
Saltillo
$892
864K
Guadalupe
$916
692K
Naucalpan
$800
872K
Morelia
$717
963K
Cancun
$1132
889K
Chihuahua
$814
878K
Culiacan
$761
808K
Hermosillo
$814
856K
Merida
$1085
892K
Apodaca
$952
523K
Acapulco
$756
673K
San Luis Potosi
$808
773K
Tlaquepaque
$660
664K
Torreon
$646
690K
San Nicolas de los Garza
$842
443K
Tlalnepantla
$741
653K
Reynosa
$795
589K