Burkina Faso vs Gambia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Burkina Faso Gambia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$734
$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1815
$1151
🏠 One person rent
$324
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$495
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.9
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$439
$59.2
💸 GDP per capita
$830
$808
😃 Human freedom index
6.57
6.64
❤️ Life expectancy
59.3
62.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
41
37
🌐 English speaking %
1%
2.3%
🎓 Higher education
32
35
😀 Quality of life
19
18
🏙️ Population
20.5M
2.64M

The average cost of living in Burkina Faso ($734) is 41% more expensive than in the Gambia ($521). Burkina Faso ranked 128th vs 170th for the Gambia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Burkina Faso compared to 0.1 months in the Gambia. Ranked 175th and 177th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Burkina Faso vs the Gambia

We calculate prices for Burkina Faso and the Gambia as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 3 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Burkina Faso Gambia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$3.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.2
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.83
 Cappuccino
$1.68
$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$365
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$277
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$301
$148
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$49.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98
$76.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.97%
10.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$272
$1368
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$170
$747
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.97
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$8.03
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.8
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$5.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.54
$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.36
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$3.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.74
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.31
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.5
$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.5
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37
$13.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.35
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.8
$24.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57
$34.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.3
$80.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15130
$2758

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In Burkina Faso

City Cost of living Population
Ouagadougou
$750
2.45M
Bobo-Dioulasso
$732
904K
Koudougou
$664
160K
Ouahigouya
$673
125K
Fada N'gourma
$674
73.2K
Dedougou
$677
63.6K
Leo
$675
51.7K
Dori
$677
46.5K
Nouna
$680
32.4K
Manga
$678
28.6K

In the Gambia

City Cost of living Population
Brikama
$556
101K
Lamin
$486
31.1K
Banjul
$441
31.4K