Cost of living comparison
Greenland is 5.2 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Greenland instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 9.5 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA501
|
$18.92
DKK130.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,304
|
$14.60
DKK100.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA468
|
$2.21
DKK15.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA251
|
$2.26
DKK15.59
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA538
|
$4.32
DKK29.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$17.05
DKK117.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,588
|
$12.35
DKK85.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,534
|
$4.13
DKK28.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$8.33
DKK57.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA485
|
$1.65
DKK11.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA304
|
$1.87
DKK12.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA259
|
$1.61
DKK11.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA412
|
$1.98
DKK13.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA824
|
$1.54
DKK10.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA350
|
$1.76
DKK12.13
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,780
|
$3.24
DKK22.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA3,008
|
$83.89
DKK579.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,760.46
DKK240,239.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,322
|
$48.62
DKK336.03
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA25,018
|
$133.45
DKK922.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA250,677
|
$726.55
DKK5,021.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA125,339
|
$845.47
DKK5,843.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA42,173
|
$166.48
DKK1,150.60
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA75,203
|
$551.52
DKK3,811.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,237,656
|
?? | |
pay 4.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA702
|
$10.74
DKK74.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA752
|
$5.31
DKK36.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA1,003
|
$12.30
DKK84.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA25,068
|
$26.82
DKK185.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,014
|
$19.64
DKK135.73
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Greenland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$124.59
DKK861.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$26.12
DKK180.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$86.94
DKK600.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$203.05
DKK1,403.32
|
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