Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 3.6 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 8.3 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$17.66
GIP13.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,294
|
$10.09
GIP7.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA465
|
$1.98
GIP1.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$1.85
GIP1.46
|
|
pay 95.3% more for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
$1.67
GIP1.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.15
GIP3.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,548
|
$7.63
GIP6.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,523
|
$3.79
GIP2.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.89
GIP3.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$2.06
GIP1.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$1.54
GIP1.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA257
|
$1.61
GIP1.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA409
|
$1.15
GIP0.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA818
|
$1.03
GIP0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA347
|
$0.86
GIP0.68
|
|
pay 57.6% more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,760
|
$5.78
GIP4.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
$8.13
GIP6.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,057.47
GIP24,445.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,262
|
$24.97
GIP19.66
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,836
|
$53.50
GIP42.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA248,857
|
$1,646.15
GIP1,295.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
$1,585.28
GIP1,247.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,867
|
$87.83
GIP69.13
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,657
|
$805.78
GIP634.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,170,573
|
$15,134.60
GIP11,912.33
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA697
|
$4.10
GIP3.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$2.99
GIP2.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA995
|
$4.54
GIP3.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
$70.94
GIP55.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$10.72
GIP8.44
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$125.33
GIP98.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$41.78
GIP32.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$127.87
GIP100.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$113.51
GIP89.34
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