Cost of living comparison
Austria is 3.4 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Austria instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 7.9 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Austria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
F CFA510
|
$15.13
€14.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
F CFA1,327
|
$9.01
€8.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
F CFA383
|
$2.84
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
F CFA306
|
$2.40
€2.23
|
|
pay 64.8% more for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
F CFA646
|
$2.29
€2.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.30
€6.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
F CFA5,215
|
$5.02
€4.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
F CFA1,225
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
F CFA1,852
|
$5.30
€4.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
F CFA571
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA347
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA262
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA359
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA324
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
F CFA2,522
|
$7.22
€6.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
F CFA9,189
|
$48.12
€44.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,940.65
€24,089.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
F CFA5,616
|
$19.81
€18.39
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
F CFA22,768
|
$37.53
€34.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
F CFA255,251
|
$743.38
€690.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
F CFA105,929
|
$621.91
€577.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
F CFA46,846
|
$222.11
€206.27
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
F CFA44,244
|
$416.59
€386.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
F CFA9,406,199
|
$8,210.34
€7,624.54
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
F CFA715
|
$4.19
€3.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
$3.32
€3.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
$6.20
€5.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
$41.56
€38.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
$12.77
€11.85
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
F CFA8,168
|
$75.76
€70.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
$38.64
€35.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
F CFA20,420
|
$85.33
€79.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
$110.53
€102.64
|
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