Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 79.6% more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
CFA516
|
$7.09
$1,481
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
CFA1,341
|
$7.09
$1,481
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
CFA387
|
$1.19
$249
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CFA309
|
$0.64
$133
|
|
pay 62.0% more for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
CFA653
|
$1.49
$312
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.89
$1,021
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
CFA5,269
|
$12.79
$2,673
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
CFA1,238
|
$2.90
$607
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
CFA1,872
|
$2.49
$521
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
CFA577
|
$2.30
$479
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CFA351
|
$1.03
$216
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
CFA265
|
$1.48
$309
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
CFA362
|
$0.86
$179
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA491
|
$0.63
$131
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
CFA327
|
$0.58
$122
|
|
pay 80.5% more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
CFA2,548
|
$3.78
$789
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
CFA9,284
|
$33.09
$6,913
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$15,600.24
$3,258,765
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
CFA5,674
|
$21.27
$4,444
|
|
pay 14.0% more for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
CFA23,004
|
$59.56
$12,442
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
CFA257,890
|
$360.46
$75,297
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
CFA107,024
|
$228.98
$47,832
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
CFA47,330
|
$60.66
$12,671
|
|
pay 31.8% less for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
CFA44,701
|
$94.55
$19,750
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
CFA9,503,436
|
$954.92
$199,476
|
|
pay 87.4% more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
CFA722
|
$2.36
$494
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
CFA1,032
|
$3.43
$716
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
CFA1,032
|
$2.36
$494
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
CFA18,052
|
$28.36
$5,925
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
CFA1,289
|
$6.15
$1,284
|
|
pay 72.7% more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
CFA8,252
|
$26.39
$5,514
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
CFA18,052
|
$46.49
$9,710
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
CFA20,631
|
$70.91
$14,813
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
CFA30,947
|
$62.24
$13,002
|
|
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