Cost of living comparison
Australia is 5.2 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Australia instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 8.4 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$16.79
A$25.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,295
|
$9.81
A$14.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA465
|
$2.56
A$3.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$2.14
A$3.19
|
|
pay 97.1% more for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
$2.33
A$3.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.71
A$7.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,551
|
$5.75
A$8.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,524
|
$3.86
A$5.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.99
A$5.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$1.43
A$2.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$1.25
A$1.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA257
|
$1.39
A$2.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA409
|
$2.00
A$2.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA818
|
$1.13
A$1.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA348
|
$0.95
A$1.41
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,762
|
$4.73
A$7.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,988
|
$84.46
A$125.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,859.34
A$41,525.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,267
|
$18.12
A$27.02
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,852
|
$55.36
A$82.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA249,019
|
$1,258.08
A$1,875.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,510
|
$971.44
A$1,447.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,894
|
$141.88
A$211.48
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,706
|
$1,377.23
A$2,052.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,176,559
|
$14,720.56
A$21,941.73
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA697
|
$6.69
A$9.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$3.60
A$5.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA996
|
$28.13
A$41.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,902
|
$53.84
A$80.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,980
|
$13.24
A$19.74
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$75.27
A$112.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$54.30
A$80.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$102.43
A$152.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$118.12
A$176.06
|
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