Cost of Living inBobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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Purchasing Power vs. United States
Based on GDP per capita (PPP). Burkina Faso: $2,548/capita.
How Far Your Money Goes
Prices are 37% higher than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Using the country-level NYC comparison for now. We do not have a defensible city-level aggregate cost index for this city yet.
Income Category
Happiness
4.5 / 10
#108 globally
GDP per Capita
City Population
Child Education
Public-schooling rules and international-school pricing are not sourced for Burkina Faso yet. Quality, expat-access, instruction language, and tuition will appear here once verified.
Childcare & Domestic Help
Nanny, housekeeper, and driver pricing is not yet sourced for Bobo-Dioulasso. We publish this section only when we can tie it to local job-board, agency, or country fallback evidence.
Getting Around
Neighborhood mobility profiles are rolling out city by city.Bobo-Dioulasso is still missing a verified walkability, transit, airport, and rideshare profile.
Healthcare
System strength, outcome signals, facility coverage, and self-pay visibility in Burkina Faso.
Method: country metrics come from public system indicators, facility coverage reflects mapped providers we can inventory, direct pricing only reflects observed self-pay pages, and relative care cost can fall back to broad cost-of-living healthcare indices. Sparse pricing does not imply sparse healthcare availability.
Healthcare system
LimitedCoverage looks thinner, doctor staffing is lighter, and hospital capacity looks tighter weigh on this rating.
Public care
LimitedA visible public hospital footprint help, but public coverage looks thinner and public funding looks lighter.
Private care
LimitedSelf-pay pricing transparency is still sparse weigh on this rating.
UHC coverage
47/100
2023
Physicians
0.15/1k
2022
Hospital beds
0.20/1k
2020
Out of pocket
44%
2023
Outcome signals
Life expectancy
61.3 yrs
2024
Maternal mortality
242/100k
2023
Neonatal mortality
23.8/1k
2024
International patient readiness
LimitedThere is visible specialty depth help, but price transparency is still sparse and headline outcomes are less reassuring.
Pricing transparency
LimitedPublished self-pay prices are scarce and few facilities expose web pages we can verify weigh on this rating.
Facility coverage
Self-pay pricing visibility
No verified self-pay prices are published for the tracked facilities in Burkina Faso yet.
This usually reflects low online price transparency rather than a lack of healthcare providers.
Notable facilities
System metrics: World Bank WDI · Updated 2026-06-01
Safety & Governance
Street Safety
Source: Numbeo where a city row is matched; otherwise World Bank WGI and country-level safety context.
Political Stability
World Bank WGI scale: -2.5 to +2.5.
Wages by Sector
| Sector | Median |
|---|---|
| Administrative & Support Services | — |
| Agriculture & Farming | — |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | — |
| Construction | — |
| Education | — |
| Finance & Insurance | — |
| Healthcare & Social Work | — |
| Hospitality & Food Service | — |
| Information & Technology | — |
| Manufacturing | — |
| Mining & Quarrying | — |
| Other Services | — |
| Professional & Scientific Services | — |
| Public Administration & Defence | — |
| Real Estate | — |
| Retail & Wholesale Trade | — |
| Transport & Logistics | — |
| Utilities | — |
2024 annual wages in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso · Source: GDP-derived estimate (national)
Price Comparison vs. US
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Quick comparison FAQ
Structured from the deltas already shown on this page — no invented facts, no extra data sources.
How far does your money go in Bobo-Dioulasso compared with the US?
Your money goes about 2.7x further in Bobo-Dioulasso than in the US, based on the current PPP estimate. We are using the country-level cost index for Burkina Faso here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
Is Bobo-Dioulasso cheaper or more expensive overall than New York City?
Bobo-Dioulasso is more expensive overall than New York City — overall living costs are about 37% more expensive than the global benchmark (New York City) for Bobo-Dioulasso. We are using the country-level cost index for Burkina Faso here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How does rent in Bobo-Dioulasso compare with New York City?
Rent in Bobo-Dioulasso is about 35% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City). We are using the country-level cost index for Burkina Faso here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How expensive are groceries and restaurants in Bobo-Dioulasso?
Groceries in Bobo-Dioulasso are about 20% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City), and restaurant prices are about 46% cheaper than the same benchmark. We are using the country-level cost index for Burkina Faso here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
About Bobo-Dioulasso
Bobo-Dioulasso is the second-largest city in Burkina Faso, with about 905,000 residents in the southwest of the country roughly 360 kilometers from Ouagadougou. It is the historical commercial capital of the country, sitting on the rail line to Abidjan and serving as the agricultural processing center for cotton, mangoes, and groundnuts from the Hauts-Bassins region. The Grand Mosque in mud-brick Sudano-Sahelian style anchors the old town. French is the working language alongside Dioula. Climate is hot tropical savanna with a defined June-September wet season. Relocators should weigh the ongoing security situation across Burkina Faso, which has restricted foreign presence sharply since 2022, and treat this as a low-viability destination at present.
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