Burkina Faso vs Guinea - Cost of Living Comparison

Burkina Faso Guinea
🚶 Cost of living one person
$770
$944
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1888
$2720
🏠 One person rent
$343
$473
🏘️ Family rent
$512
$1189
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$348
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.6
$48.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$454
$1630
💸 GDP per capita
$833
$1532
😃 Human freedom index
6.63
5.45
❤️ Life expectancy
59.3
58.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
25
🌐 English speaking %
1%
1%
🎓 Higher education
34
9
😀 Quality of life
19
24
🏙️ Population
20.5M
12.7M

The average cost of living in Burkina Faso ($770) is 18% less expensive than in Guinea ($944). Burkina Faso ranked 118th vs 85th for Guinea 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 1.7 months in Guinea. Ranked 177th and 164th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Burkina Faso vs Guinea

We calculate prices for Burkina Faso and Guinea as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 7 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 Guinea
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.69
$6.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$30.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.8
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.67
 Cappuccino
$2.03
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$1.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$540
$1765
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$84.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.3
$93.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.96%
11.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$284
$357
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$176
$395
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.18
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$3.74
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.08
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$7.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$9.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.79
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.63
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.41
$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.97
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.12
$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.44
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.1
$46
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$3.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$32
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.1
$7.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.3
$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.3
$750
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15810
$7043

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Cities Comparison in Burkina Faso vs Guinea

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Burkina Faso

City Cost of living Population
Ouagadougou
$803
2.45M
Bobo-Dioulasso
$752
904K
Koudougou
$663
160K
Ouahigouya
$656
125K
Fada N'gourma
$656
73.2K
Dedougou
$653
63.6K
Leo
$656
51.7K
Dori
$659
46.5K
Nouna
$654
32.4K
Manga
$658
28.6K

In Guinea

City Cost of living Population
Conakry
$989
1.67M
Nzerekore
$860
280K
Mamou
$878
376K
Kankan
$885
191K
Gueckedou
$885
222K
Boffa
$862
27K
Forecariah
$860
23K