Cost of living comparison
Saudi Arabia is 2.2 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$6.90
SAR25.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,294
|
$7.35
SAR27.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA465
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$0.25
SAR0.94
|
|
pay 7.5% more for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
$0.89
SAR3.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.67
SAR13.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,548
|
$6.52
SAR24.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,523
|
$2.55
SAR9.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.27
SAR12.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA257
|
$0.73
SAR2.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA409
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA818
|
$0.63
SAR2.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA347
|
$0.61
SAR2.27
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,760
|
$2.30
SAR8.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
$37.83
SAR141.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,221.79
SAR94,582.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,262
|
$17.96
SAR67.35
|
|
pay 33.2% more for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,836
|
$73.85
SAR276.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA248,857
|
$390.65
SAR1,464.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
$280.05
SAR1,050.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,867
|
$85.53
SAR320.75
|
|
pay 39.6% more for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,657
|
$296.51
SAR1,111.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,170,573
|
$6,039.49
SAR22,648.37
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA697
|
$1.65
SAR6.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$3.66
SAR13.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA995
|
$7.12
SAR26.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
$99.67
SAR373.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$17.24
SAR64.65
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$43.59
SAR163.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$56.89
SAR213.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$93.76
SAR351.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$77.91
SAR292.15
|
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