Burkina Faso vs Morocco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Burkina Faso Morocco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$826
$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2199
$1562
🏠 One person rent
$351
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$707
$489
🍽️ Food expenses
$316
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.8
$55.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$555
$427
💸 GDP per capita
$883
$3771
😃 Human freedom index
6.31
5.49
❤️ Life expectancy
59.8
75
👮 Corruption perceptions index
41
37
🌐 English speaking %
1%
18.4%
🎓 Higher education
33
59
😀 Quality of life
18
46
🏙️ Population
23M
36.8M

The average cost of living in Burkina Faso ($826) is 28% more expensive than in Morocco ($644). Burkina Faso ranked 115th vs 158th 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 171st and 89th 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
$4.28
$4.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.8
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.08
$6.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$3.47
 Cappuccino
$1.9
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$365
$324
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$938
$650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$353
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.2
$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$42.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.7
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.35%
4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$208
$1411
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$949
$821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.3
$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$5.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.47
$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.31
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.68
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.56
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.34
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.29
$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$40.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.4
$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$118
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15693
$4188

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$349

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Cities Comparison in Burkina Faso vs Morocco

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Morocco

City Cost of living Population
Casablanca
$850
3.22M
Fez
$533
1.11M
Tangier
$679
1.28M
Marrakesh
$687
1M
Rabat
$705
573K
Sale
$536
945K
Meknes
$486
601K
Oujda
$543
614K
Agadir
$540
538K
Tetouan
$517
423K
Kenitra
$558
508K
Safi
$489
324K
Mohammedia
$652
194K
Temara
$619
297K
Laayoune
$559
263K
El Jadida
$502
237K
Beni Mellal
$448
210K
Ait Melloul
$562
211K
Nador
$449
158K
Khouribga
$435
196K
Essaouira
$640
83K
Taghazout
$535
4.86K