Burkina Faso vs Moldova - Cost of Living Comparison

Burkina Faso Moldova
🚶 Cost of living one person
$770
$640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1888
$1625
🏠 One person rent
$343
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$512
$548
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.6
$31.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$454
$494
💸 GDP per capita
$833
$5563
😃 Human freedom index
6.63
7.46
❤️ Life expectancy
59.3
68.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
39
🌐 English speaking %
1%
2%
🎓 Higher education
34
47
😀 Quality of life
19
46
🏙️ Population
20.5M
2.6M

The average cost of living in Burkina Faso ($770) is 20% more expensive than in Moldova ($640). Burkina Faso ranked 118th vs 144th for Moldova 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 0.8 months in Moldova. Ranked 177th and 96th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Burkina Faso vs Moldova

We calculate prices for Burkina Faso and Moldova 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 Moldova
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.69
$5.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.8
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.49
 Cappuccino
$2.03
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$180
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$540
$466
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$347
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$91.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.3
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.96%
11.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$284
$1194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$176
$836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.18
$13.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$3.68
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.08
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$6.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.79
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.63
$5.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.97
$6.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.12
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.44
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.1
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.1
$4.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.3
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.3
$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15810
$3756

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Cities Comparison in Burkina Faso vs Moldova

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Burkina Faso

City Cost of living Population
Ouagadougou
$803
2.45M
Bobo-Dioulasso
$752
904K
Koudougou
$663
160K
Ouahigouya
$656
125K
Fada N'gourma
$656
73.2K
Dedougou
$653
63.6K
Leo
$656
51.7K
Dori
$659
46.5K
Nouna
$654
32.4K
Manga
$658
28.6K

In Moldova

City Cost of living Population
Chisinau
$719
639K
Balti
$517
97.9K
Tiraspol
$469
134K
Bender
$504
76.2K
Ungheni
$555
30.8K
Cahul
$680
30K
Dubasari
$581
28.5K
Soroca
$533
22.2K
Orhei
$583
21.1K
Comrat
$688
20.1K