Cost of living comparison
Gabon is 2.7 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Gabon instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 6.9 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
CFA514
|
$15.91
FCFA9,755
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
CFA1,336
|
$12.15
FCFA7,452
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
CFA385
|
$0.88
FCFA540
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CFA308
|
$0.88
FCFA540
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
CFA651
|
$1.59
FCFA976
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.71
FCFA2,891
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
CFA5,250
|
$7.65
FCFA4,693
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
CFA1,233
|
$3.48
FCFA2,133
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
CFA1,865
|
$4.41
FCFA2,704
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
CFA575
|
$1.47
FCFA901
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CFA350
|
$1.65
FCFA1,010
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
CFA264
|
$2.24
FCFA1,375
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
CFA361
|
$1.22
FCFA746
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA490
|
$1.06
FCFA653
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
CFA326
|
$1.43
FCFA874
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
CFA2,539
|
$4.14
FCFA2,539
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
CFA9,251
|
$50.28
FCFA30,836
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,007.86
FCFA19,015,402
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
CFA5,653
|
$10.89
FCFA6,681
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
CFA22,921
|
$69.84
FCFA42,827
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
CFA256,965
|
$1,089.47
FCFA668,109
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
CFA106,640
|
$586.64
FCFA359,751
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
CFA47,161
|
$85.45
FCFA52,401
|
|
pay 2.4% more for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
CFA44,541
|
$136.88
FCFA83,942
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
CFA9,469,355
|
$2,514.15
FCFA1,541,789
|
|
pay 96.3% more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
CFA720
|
$1.01
FCFA617
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
$2.51
FCFA1,542
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
$1.84
FCFA1,131
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
CFA17,988
|
$69.14
FCFA42,399
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
CFA1,285
|
$8.38
FCFA5,139
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Gabon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
CFA8,223
|
$53.08
FCFA32,549
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
CFA17,988
|
$64.25
FCFA39,401
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
CFA20,557
|
$79.61
FCFA48,823
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
CFA30,836
|
$96.38
FCFA59,102
|
|
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