Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 19.6% cheaper than Gabon.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 70.7% less for restaurants
Gabon
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
$0.83
F CFA498
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA8,959
|
$2.15
F CFA1,294
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA747
|
$0.77
F CFA465
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA697
|
$0.41
F CFA249
|
|
pay 32.4% less for groceries
Gabon
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA863
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,074
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA5,958
|
$9.20
F CFA5,548
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,066
|
$2.53
F CFA1,523
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,896
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$0.80
F CFA482
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA707
|
$0.50
F CFA302
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$0.43
F CFA257
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA572
|
$0.68
F CFA409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA632
|
$1.36
F CFA818
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA677
|
$0.58
F CFA347
|
|
pay 36.3% less for transportation
Gabon
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,369
|
$4.58
F CFA2,760
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA16,922,276
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.70
F CFA8,262
|
|
pay 41.9% less for housing
Gabon
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,476
|
$41.19
F CFA24,836
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA514,304
|
$412.75
F CFA248,857
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA298,628
|
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA50,747
|
$69.44
F CFA41,867
|
|
pay 93.5% more for childcare
Gabon
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,169
|
$123.83
F CFA74,657
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,235,141
|
$15,210.19
F CFA9,170,573
|
|
pay 29.7% less for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA597
|
$1.16
F CFA697
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,820
|
$1.24
F CFA747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,493
|
$1.65
F CFA995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA34,840
|
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Gabon
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA39,817
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA44,794
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA43,799
|
?? |
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