Burkina Faso vs United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Burkina Faso United States
🚶 Cost of living one person
$936
$2522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$5757
🏠 One person rent
$415
$1593
🏘️ Family rent
$640
$2642
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$656
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$136
$4550
💸 GDP per capita
$982
$84534
😃 Human freedom index
6.29
8.71
❤️ Life expectancy
61.1
78.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
64
🌐 English speaking %
1%
95.9%
🎓 Higher education
36
100
😀 Quality of life
20
88
🏙️ Population
23.5M
340M

The average cost of living in Burkina Faso ($936) is 63% less expensive than in the United States ($2522). Burkina Faso ranked 107th vs 9th for the United States in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Burkina Faso compared to 1.8 months in the United States. Ranked 176th and 22nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Burkina Faso vs the United States

We calculate prices for Burkina Faso and the United States as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 2202 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 United States
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.26
$19.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$77
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.51
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$6.39
 Cappuccino
$2.22
$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$1682
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$1337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$998
$2997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$482
$2414
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.8
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$68.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.96%
6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$269
$4871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$740
$3394
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.59
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.28
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$4.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$5.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$4.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$4.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$6.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$4.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.01
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.1
$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.2
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.4
$94.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.4
$1520
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17303
$20019

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In Burkina Faso

City Cost of living Population
Ouagadougou
$988
2.45M
Bobo-Dioulasso
$846
904K
Koudougou
$830
160K
Ouahigouya
$868
125K
Fada N'gourma
$891
73.2K
Dedougou
$836
63.6K
Leo
$863
51.7K
Dori
$889
46.5K
Nouna
$835
32.4K
Manga
$896
28.6K

In the United States

City Cost of living Population
New York City
$4202
8.8M
Los Angeles
$3420
3.9M
Chicago
$2851
2.75M
Houston
$2261
2.3M
San Diego
$3486
1.39M
Philadelphia
$2597
1.6M
San Francisco
$4110
874K
Phoenix
$2423
1.61M
Dallas
$2472
1.3M
San Jose
$3957
1.01M
San Antonio
$2071
1.43M
Washington
$3350
690K
Seattle
$3183
737K
Austin
$2475
962K
Boston
$3680
676K
Fort Worth
$2259
919K
Hempstead
$2710
793K
Indianapolis
$2405
888K
Charlotte
$2470
875K
Jacksonville
$2192
950K
Columbus
$2140
906K
Denver
$2848
716K
Portland
$2785
653K
Nashville
$2451
689K
Atlanta
$2628
499K
Oklahoma City
$1931
681K
Baltimore
$2224
586K
Las Vegas
$2294
642K
Sacramento
$2682
525K
Memphis
$1917
633K