Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 4.9 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 8.7 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$18.92
£14.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,294
|
$8.82
£6.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA465
|
$2.53
£1.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$1.85
£1.46
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
$2.17
£1.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.93
£5.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,548
|
$7.62
£5.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,523
|
$5.60
£4.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$5.18
£4.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$2.69
£2.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$1.97
£1.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA257
|
$2.40
£1.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA409
|
$1.90
£1.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA818
|
$1.36
£1.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA347
|
$0.82
£0.65
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,760
|
$7.03
£5.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
$39.73
£31.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,386.35
£23,129.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,262
|
$23.24
£18.29
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,836
|
$68.68
£54.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA248,857
|
$1,864.05
£1,467.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
$1,686.88
£1,327.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,867
|
$161.86
£127.40
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,657
|
$1,460.21
£1,149.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,170,573
|
$16,544.33
£13,021.91
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA697
|
$5.93
£4.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$4.02
£3.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA995
|
$12.39
£9.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
$79.68
£62.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$9.62
£7.57
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$88.29
£69.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$35.10
£27.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$80.67
£63.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$76.78
£60.43
|
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