Travel Money Index

Your USD goes further in Burkina Faso

+3.4% further

$2,000 now goes as far as $2,067.21 did 1 year ago.

$2,000 gets you 1,171,240 XOF

That is 38,080 XOF more than the same budget bought 1 year ago, worth about $65.03 today.

XOF per 1 USD Then 566.6 · Today 585.6
1 year ago Today

What the difference covers in Burkina Faso

The same $2,000 budget, at typical local prices, compared with 1 year ago.

Stay Estimate

Mid-range hotel

27,000 XOF a night
1 more night
Costs you today
$46.10
Cost you 1 year ago
$47.65
Stay Estimate

Four-star hotel

47,000 XOF a night
$2.70 less a night
Costs you today
$80.26
Cost you 1 year ago
$82.95
Eat Estimate

Street food or casual meal

2,500 XOF a meal
15 more meals
Costs you today
$4.27
Cost you 1 year ago
$4.41
Eat Estimate

Dinner for two

16,000 XOF a dinner
2 more dinners
Costs you today
$27.32
Cost you 1 year ago
$28.24
Do Estimate

Museum entry

5,500 XOF a ticket
6 more tickets
Costs you today
$9.39
Cost you 1 year ago
$9.71
Do Estimate

Guided day tour

26,000 XOF a tour
1 more tour
Costs you today
$44.40
Cost you 1 year ago
$45.89
Get around Estimate

Airport taxi

13,000 XOF a ride
2 more rides
Costs you today
$22.20
Cost you 1 year ago
$22.94
Get around Estimate

Intercity bus ticket

11,000 XOF a ticket
3 more tickets
Costs you today
$18.78
Cost you 1 year ago
$19.41

Rate history

XOF per 1 USD. A rising line means your money buys more.

590.1 567.1 544.2 October 2025 Today
Rate 1 year ago
A price ofCosts you todayCost you 1 year ago
5,000 XOF$8.54$8.82
20,000 XOF$34.15$35.30
100,000 XOF$170.76$176.50
500,000 XOF$853.80$882.49

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Typical travel prices are estimates from World Bank price levels (International Comparison Program 2021, brought up to 2025) and vary by city and season. Fast-food prices come from The Economist's Big Mac index. The comparison follows exchange rates only and does not include changes in local prices.

Sources: World Bank ICP (CC BY 4.0), The Economist Big Mac index, Frankfurter (central bank rates)