Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 63.1% cheaper than Greenland.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Greenland, you would:
pay 86.0% less for restaurants
Greenland
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.57
DKK121.74
|
$0.84
F CFA510
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.22
DKK112.39
|
$2.18
F CFA1,327
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
DKK24.26
|
$0.63
F CFA383
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
DKK17.77
|
$0.50
F CFA306
|
|
pay 51.5% less for groceries
Greenland
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.22
DKK22.32
|
$1.06
F CFA646
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$16.84
DKK116.67
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
DKK47.24
|
$8.56
F CFA5,215
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
DKK24.86
|
$2.01
F CFA1,225
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.31
DKK43.72
|
$3.04
F CFA1,852
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
DKK12.66
|
$0.94
F CFA571
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.06
DKK14.27
|
$0.57
F CFA347
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
DKK11.50
|
$0.43
F CFA262
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.32
DKK16.11
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
DKK10.58
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.33
DKK9.20
|
$0.53
F CFA324
|
|
pay 42.5% less for transportation
Greenland
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
DKK21.12
|
$4.14
F CFA2,522
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.40
DKK564.08
|
$15.08
F CFA9,189
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,062.81
DKK242,981.74
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$50.95
DKK353.06
|
$9.22
F CFA5,616
|
|
pay 67.9% less for housing
Greenland
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$219.60
DKK1,521.81
|
$37.38
F CFA22,768
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,024.80
DKK7,101.76
|
$419.03
F CFA255,251
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$706.16
DKK4,893.62
|
$173.90
F CFA105,929
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.93
DKK1,163.73
|
$76.90
F CFA46,846
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Greenland
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$72.63
F CFA44,244
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$15,441.40
F CFA9,406,199
|
pay 71.8% less for entertainment and sports
Greenland
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.15
DKK63.41
|
$1.17
F CFA715
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.82
DKK47.25
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.42
DKK79.13
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.19
DKK278.49
|
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.18
DKK91.31
|
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
|
pay 58.6% less for clothing
Greenland
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.48
DKK710.18
|
$13.41
F CFA8,168
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.35
DKK182.62
|
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$204.96
DKK1,420.35
|
$33.52
F CFA20,420
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.81
DKK1,419.34
|
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
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