Cost of living comparison
Greece is 2.8 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Greece instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 6.6 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Greece
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$14.81
€13.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,295
|
$9.01
€8.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA465
|
$1.97
€1.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
pay 15.3% more for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.52
€6.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,551
|
$6.06
€5.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,524
|
$4.09
€3.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.27
€3.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA257
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA409
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA818
|
$0.51
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA348
|
$0.54
€0.49
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,762
|
$7.81
€7.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,988
|
$41.23
€37.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,791.92
€25,561.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,267
|
$14.64
€13.47
|
|
pay 64.7% more for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,852
|
$31.73
€29.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA249,019
|
$529.13
€486.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,510
|
$406.38
€373.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,894
|
$178.34
€164.03
|
|
pay 63.6% more for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,706
|
$350.75
€322.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,176,559
|
$6,658.30
€6,123.97
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA697
|
$4.23
€3.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$3.51
€3.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA996
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,902
|
$46.53
€42.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,980
|
$8.93
€8.21
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$83.80
€77.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$41.12
€37.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$86.78
€79.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$96.32
€88.59
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