Burkina Faso vs Morocco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Burkina Faso Morocco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$798
$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1943
$1605
🏠 One person rent
$375
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$590
$506
🍽️ Food expenses
$291
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.1
$58.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$591
$447
💸 GDP per capita
$874
$3672
😃 Human freedom index
6.57
5.48
❤️ Life expectancy
59.8
75
👮 Corruption perceptions index
41
38
🌐 English speaking %
1%
18.4%
🎓 Higher education
32
57
😀 Quality of life
19
44
🏙️ Population
20.5M
37.1M

The average cost of living in Burkina Faso ($798) is 20% more expensive than in Morocco ($665). Burkina Faso ranked 124th vs 152nd for Morocco 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 0.7 months in Morocco. Ranked 169th and 96th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Burkina Faso vs Morocco

We calculate prices for Burkina Faso and Morocco as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 22 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 Morocco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.5
$4.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.8
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$6.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$3.45
 Cappuccino
$1.44
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$635
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$386
$367
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.2
$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$45.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.62%
4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$223
$1478
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$881
$830
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$18.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.87
$5.71
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$6.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.79
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$7.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.97
$4.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.11
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.45
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$4.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15580
$4059

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In Burkina Faso

City Cost of living Population
Ouagadougou
$820
2.45M
Bobo-Dioulasso
$766
904K
Koudougou
$744
160K
Ouahigouya
$753
125K
Fada N'gourma
$760
73.2K
Dedougou
$742
63.6K
Leo
$751
51.7K
Dori
$757
46.5K
Nouna
$745
32.4K
Manga
$761
28.6K

In Morocco

City Cost of living Population
Casablanca
$898
3.5M
Fez
$547
1.11M
Marrakesh
$651
967K
Rabat
$747
573K
Tangier
$710
948K
Sale
$531
850K
Meknes
$498
601K
Oujda
$498
614K
Safi
$502
309K
Agadir
$534
538K
Tetouan
$535
381K
Mohammedia
$667
209K
Kenitra
$550
431K
Temara
$639
314K
Laayoune
$559
218K
Beni Mellal
$457
193K
El Jadida
$512
195K
Ait Melloul
$524
172K
Nador
$429
162K
Khouribga
$415
196K
Essaouira
$605
78K
Taghazout
$522
5.26K