Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 13.3% more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 69.0% less for restaurants
Guinea
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,846
|
$0.84
F CFA510
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,260
|
$2.18
F CFA1,327
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,778
|
$0.63
F CFA383
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,283
|
$0.50
F CFA306
|
|
pay 15.6% less for groceries
Guinea
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,427
|
$1.06
F CFA646
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF59,984
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF68,119
|
$8.56
F CFA5,215
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,280
|
$2.01
F CFA1,225
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,265
|
$3.04
F CFA1,852
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,891
|
$0.94
F CFA571
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,774
|
$0.57
F CFA347
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
$0.43
F CFA262
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,924
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
$0.53
F CFA324
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Guinea
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,438
|
$4.14
F CFA2,522
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,537
|
$15.08
F CFA9,189
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,140
|
$9.22
F CFA5,616
|
|
pay 11.1% less for housing
Guinea
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF856,912
|
$37.38
F CFA22,768
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,630,604
|
$419.03
F CFA255,251
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,570,736
|
$173.90
F CFA105,929
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF360,407
|
$76.90
F CFA46,846
|
|
pay 15.1% more for childcare
Guinea
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,469,685
|
$72.63
F CFA44,244
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF59,983,833
|
$15,441.40
F CFA9,406,199
|
|
pay 15.9% less for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,338
|
$1.17
F CFA715
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,138
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,854
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF217,169
|
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,884
|
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
|
pay 16.9% less for clothing
Guinea
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,382
|
$13.41
F CFA8,168
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF257,074
|
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF428,456
|
$33.52
F CFA20,420
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF428,456
|
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
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