Burkina Faso vs Guyana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Burkina Faso Guyana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$936
$1215
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$3200
🏠 One person rent
$415
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$640
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$505
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$136
$1109
💸 GDP per capita
$982
$29675
😃 Human freedom index
6.29
6.86
❤️ Life expectancy
61.1
70.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
40
🌐 English speaking %
1%
90.5%
🎓 Higher education
36
32
😀 Quality of life
20
53
🏙️ Population
23.5M
831K

The average cost of living in Burkina Faso ($936) is 23% less expensive than in Guyana ($1215). Burkina Faso ranked 107th vs 65th for Guyana in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Burkina Faso compared to 0.9 months in Guyana. Ranked 176th and 84th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Burkina Faso vs Guyana

We calculate prices for Burkina Faso and Guyana 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 Guyana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.26
$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$57.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.51
$8.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.19
$1.95
 Cappuccino
$2.22
$5.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$689
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$998
$2430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$482
$1000
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.8
$65
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.96%
6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$269
$3578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$740
$1572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.59
$26.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.28
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$6.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$9.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$7.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.21
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.01
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.1
$7.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.2
$38.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.4
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.4
$1021
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17303
$18818

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In Burkina Faso

City Cost of living Population
Ouagadougou
$988
2.45M
Bobo-Dioulasso
$846
904K
Koudougou
$830
160K
Ouahigouya
$868
125K
Fada N'gourma
$891
73.2K
Dedougou
$836
63.6K
Leo
$863
51.7K
Dori
$889
46.5K
Nouna
$835
32.4K
Manga
$896
28.6K

In Guyana

City Cost of living Population
Georgetown
$1212
235K
Linden
$1236
28.7K
New Amsterdam
$1236
14.8K