Cost of living comparison
Georgia is 23.1% more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Georgia instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA771
|
$9.82
GEL27.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,624
|
$7.91
GEL22.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA480
|
$0.83
GEL2.34
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA334
|
$0.43
GEL1.22
|
|
pay 25.3% less for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Georgia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA450
|
$0.60
GEL1.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$3.99
GEL11.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,762
|
$7.10
GEL19.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,800
|
$2.30
GEL6.46
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,593
|
$2.62
GEL7.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA932
|
$0.53
GEL1.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA313
|
$0.74
GEL2.08
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA259
|
$0.71
GEL2.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA656
|
$0.68
GEL1.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA752
|
$0.29
GEL0.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA386
|
$0.33
GEL0.92
|
|
pay 7.4% less for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA3,044
|
$4.48
GEL12.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$13.38
GEL37.57
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,514.71
GEL57,595.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.97
GEL16.77
|
|
pay 18.8% less for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Georgia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA28,207
|
$15.81
GEL44.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA256,894
|
$472.27
GEL1,325.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA179,826
|
$323.81
GEL909.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA56,053
|
$54.01
GEL151.64
|
|
pay 5.8% less for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA77,068
|
$199.75
GEL560.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,466,752
|
$3,840.26
GEL10,781.52
|
|
pay 21.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA719
|
$1.54
GEL4.34
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
$2.45
GEL6.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
$2.92
GEL8.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA35,965
|
$39.78
GEL111.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$5.96
GEL16.72
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Georgia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$62.01
GEL174.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$41.33
GEL116.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$100.06
GEL280.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$103.32
GEL290.07
|
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