Cost of living comparison
Greece is 2.2 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Greece instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 5.7 times more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.80
CFA465
|
$11.58
€10.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.08
CFA1,209
|
$7.08
€6.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
CFA310
|
$1.87
€1.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
CFA279
|
$0.65
€0.57
|
|
pay 22.6% more for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
CFA465
|
$0.97
€0.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.56
€4.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
CFA3,520
|
$5.03
€4.41
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
CFA1,116
|
$3.33
€2.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
CFA1,687
|
$3.34
€2.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
CFA520
|
$0.79
€0.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
CFA337
|
$0.80
€0.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.39
CFA225
|
$0.58
€0.51
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
CFA189
|
$0.73
€0.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
CFA450
|
$0.46
€0.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
CFA323
|
$0.41
€0.36
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.80
CFA2,206
|
$8.41
€7.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.43
CFA8,369
|
$36.15
€31.70
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,054.74
CFA13,948,140
|
$19,836.21
€17,394.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
CFA2,511
|
$12.35
€10.83
|
|
pay 55.6% more for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.20
CFA51,143
|
$33.91
€29.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$268.61
CFA155,754
|
$377.49
€331.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.23
CFA58,117
|
$296.91
€260.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.02
CFA54,516
|
$138.63
€121.56
|
|
pay 39.1% more for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.04
CFA94,537
|
$323.64
€283.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,537.15
CFA4,370,417
|
$6,014.67
€5,274.27
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
CFA651
|
$3.93
€3.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
CFA930
|
$3.06
€2.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
CFA930
|
$4.73
€4.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.76
CFA24,797
|
$41.50
€36.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.41
CFA1,395
|
$8.16
€7.16
|
|
pay 16.0% more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.18
CFA46,494
|
$70.87
€62.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.11
CFA29,059
|
$32.81
€28.77
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.15
CFA37,195
|
$73.51
€64.46
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.11
CFA27,896
|
$94.08
€82.50
|
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