Cost of living comparison
Georgia is 62.9% more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Georgia instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$8.92
GEL24.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,294
|
$8.13
GEL22.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA465
|
$0.84
GEL2.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$0.44
GEL1.21
|
|
pay 10.7% less for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
$0.66
GEL1.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.99
GEL10.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,548
|
$7.17
GEL19.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,523
|
$2.30
GEL6.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.68
GEL7.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$0.54
GEL1.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$0.74
GEL2.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA257
|
$0.71
GEL1.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA409
|
$0.67
GEL1.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA818
|
$0.30
GEL0.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA347
|
$0.34
GEL0.92
|
|
pay 39.9% more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,760
|
$4.38
GEL12.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
$14.31
GEL39.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,343.17
GEL55,943.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,262
|
$4.81
GEL13.23
|
|
pay 1.7% less for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,836
|
$15.85
GEL43.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA248,857
|
$467.69
GEL1,286.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
$341.06
GEL937.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,867
|
$52.84
GEL145.30
|
|
pay 5.3% less for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,657
|
$204.64
GEL562.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,170,573
|
$3,659.24
GEL10,062.91
|
|
pay 36.2% more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA697
|
$1.55
GEL4.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$2.53
GEL6.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA995
|
$2.94
GEL8.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
$39.97
GEL109.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$5.55
GEL15.27
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$60.56
GEL166.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$44.07
GEL121.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$99.89
GEL274.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$106.19
GEL292.02
|
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