Cost of living comparison
Greece is 2.7 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Greece instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 5.8 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
F CFA510
|
$12.71
€11.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
F CFA1,327
|
$8.10
€7.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
F CFA383
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
F CFA306
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 16.6% more for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
F CFA646
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.97
€4.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
F CFA5,215
|
$5.63
€5.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
F CFA1,225
|
$3.81
€3.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
F CFA1,852
|
$3.64
€3.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
F CFA571
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA347
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA262
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA359
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA324
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
F CFA2,522
|
$8.80
€8.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
F CFA9,189
|
$40.24
€37.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,158.38
€20,577.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
F CFA5,616
|
$13.03
€12.10
|
|
pay 56.4% more for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
F CFA22,768
|
$34.83
€32.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
F CFA255,251
|
$429.23
€398.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
F CFA105,929
|
$358.56
€332.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
F CFA46,846
|
$172.07
€159.79
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
F CFA44,244
|
$341.10
€316.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
F CFA9,406,199
|
$6,725.16
€6,245.32
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
F CFA715
|
$4.08
€3.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
$3.33
€3.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
$5.12
€4.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
$45.22
€42.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
$8.85
€8.22
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
F CFA8,168
|
$76.36
€70.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
$36.41
€33.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
F CFA20,420
|
$77.82
€72.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
$99.20
€92.12
|
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