Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 13.7% cheaper than Guatemala.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Guatemala, you would:
pay 54.6% less for restaurants
Guatemala
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.22
Q40.70
|
$0.84
CFA514
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
Q44.99
|
$2.18
CFA1,336
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
Q8.12
|
$0.63
CFA385
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
Q5.81
|
$0.50
CFA308
|
|
pay 8.2% less for groceries
Guatemala
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.81
Q14.10
|
$1.06
CFA651
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.52
Q19.62
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.12
Q47.69
|
$8.56
CFA5,250
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
Q15.06
|
$2.01
CFA1,233
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.75
Q21.43
|
$3.04
CFA1,865
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
Q11.19
|
$0.94
CFA575
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
Q3.90
|
$0.57
CFA350
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
Q8.17
|
$0.43
CFA264
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
Q5.28
|
$0.59
CFA361
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
Q5.57
|
$0.80
CFA490
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
Q4.87
|
$0.53
CFA326
|
|
pay 6.2% more for transportation
Guatemala
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
Q29.29
|
$4.14
CFA2,539
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.82
Q115.59
|
$15.08
CFA9,251
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,182.24
Q133,970.60
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
Q67.49
|
$9.22
CFA5,653
|
|
pay 7.0% less for housing
Guatemala
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
Q374.70
|
$37.38
CFA22,921
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$396.59
Q3,092.24
|
$419.03
CFA256,965
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$390.71
Q3,046.41
|
$173.90
CFA106,640
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.38
Q416.17
|
$76.90
CFA47,161
|
|
pay 67.5% more for childcare
Guatemala
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
Q1,342.56
|
$72.63
CFA44,541
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
Q41,115.98
|
$15,441.40
CFA9,469,355
|
|
pay 44.4% less for entertainment and sports
Guatemala
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
Q16.75
|
$1.17
CFA720
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
Q18.06
|
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.36
Q26.16
|
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.57
Q324.14
|
$29.33
CFA17,988
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.84
Q53.32
|
$2.10
CFA1,285
|
|
pay 55.4% less for clothing
Guatemala
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.92
Q342.41
|
$13.41
CFA8,223
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.75
Q372.35
|
$29.33
CFA17,988
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.16
Q765.39
|
$33.52
CFA20,557
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.99
Q748.47
|
$50.28
CFA30,836
|
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