Cost of living comparison
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Burkina Faso vs. Guam Cost of Living Summary
Burkina Faso is 68.5% cheaper than Guam overall.
Burkina Faso vs. Guam Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Guam, you would:
pay 50.2% less for restaurants
|
Guam
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
|
$7.25
F CFA4,269
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
|
$7.25
F CFA4,269
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
|
$1.08
F CFA636
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
|
$1.08
F CFA636
|
|
Guam vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of restaurants
pay 55.5% less for groceries
|
Guam
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.75
|
$1.11
F CFA653
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$8.54
F CFA5,023
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.82
|
$7.59
F CFA4,468
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.16
|
$2.56
F CFA1,507
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$9.29
F CFA5,468
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.79
|
$2.13
F CFA1,253
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.40
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.21
|
$1.55
F CFA911
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.49
|
$1.74
F CFA1,025
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.89
|
$0.71
F CFA418
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.77
F CFA456
|
|
Guam vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of groceries
pay 3.6% more for transportation
|
Guam
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
|
$5.49
F CFA3,232
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$36,701.04
F CFA22M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.34
F CFA4,320
|
|
Guam vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of transportation
pay 81.7% less for housing
|
Guam
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$86.25
|
$54.06
F CFA31,811
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,850.00
|
$341.40
F CFA201K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,000.00
|
$230.45
F CFA136K
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$329.35
|
$136.41
F CFA80,277
|
|
Guam vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of housing
pay 93.9% less for childcare
|
Guam
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$560.00
|
$34.14
F CFA20,091
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,974.59
F CFA4M
|
|
Guam vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of childcare
pay 76.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Guam
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.50
|
$1.19
F CFA703
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.50
|
$1.99
F CFA1,172
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.25
|
$1.32
F CFA779
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$59.75
F CFA35,160
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.83
F CFA4,018
|
|
Guam vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Guam
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$34.14
F CFA20,091
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$51.21
F CFA30,137
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$85.35
F CFA50,229
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$102.42
F CFA60,274
|
Guam vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of clothing
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