Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 23.8% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Greece, you would:
pay 66.5% less for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.74
|
$0.83
F CFA502
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.36
|
$2.15
F CFA1,306
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.83
|
$0.77
F CFA469
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.41
F CFA251
|
|
pay 7.2% more for groceries
|
Greece
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
$0.89
F CFA539
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.05
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.62
|
$9.20
F CFA5,600
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.79
|
$2.53
F CFA1,537
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.96
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.50
F CFA305
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.43
F CFA260
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.68
F CFA413
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$1.36
F CFA825
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.58
F CFA351
|
|
pay 45.3% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.24
|
$4.58
F CFA2,786
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€38.25
|
$4.95
F CFA3,014
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,783.95
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.59
|
$13.70
F CFA8,339
|
|
pay 25.6% less for housing
|
Greece
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€29.44
|
$41.19
F CFA25,068
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€490.90
|
$412.75
F CFA251,185
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€377.02
|
$206.38
F CFA125,593
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€165.46
|
$69.44
F CFA42,258
|
|
pay 31.9% more for childcare
|
Greece
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€325.41
|
$123.83
F CFA75,356
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,177.24
|
$15,210.19
F CFA9,256,377
|
|
pay 44.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.92
|
$1.16
F CFA703
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.26
|
$1.24
F CFA754
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.62
|
$1.65
F CFA1,005
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€43.17
|
$41.28
F CFA25,119
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.28
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Greece
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€77.75
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€38.15
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€80.51
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€89.36
|
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