Cost of living comparison
Austria is 3.0 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Austria instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 7.8 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Austria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.80
CFA516
|
$13.96
€13.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.08
CFA1,342
|
$8.49
€8.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
CFA344
|
$2.73
€2.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
CFA310
|
$2.27
€2.22
|
|
pay 82.9% more for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
CFA516
|
$2.17
€2.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.10
€6.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
CFA3,909
|
$4.53
€4.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
CFA1,239
|
$3.19
€3.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
CFA1,874
|
$5.13
€5.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
CFA578
|
$1.00
€0.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
CFA375
|
$0.78
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.39
CFA250
|
$1.10
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
CFA209
|
$1.32
€1.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
CFA500
|
$0.73
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
CFA359
|
$0.64
€0.63
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.80
CFA2,450
|
$6.89
€6.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.43
CFA9,294
|
$48.91
€48.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,054.74
CFA15,489,606
|
$24,457.96
€24,009.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
CFA2,788
|
$18.99
€18.64
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.20
CFA56,795
|
$36.27
€35.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$268.61
CFA172,967
|
$766.13
€752.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.23
CFA64,540
|
$596.46
€585.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.02
CFA60,541
|
$178.40
€175.13
|
|
pay 71.3% more for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.04
CFA104,985
|
$368.77
€362.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,537.15
CFA4,853,410
|
$8,777.60
€8,616.68
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
CFA723
|
$3.93
€3.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
CFA1,033
|
$3.09
€3.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
CFA1,033
|
$5.84
€5.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.76
CFA27,537
|
$39.56
€38.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.41
CFA1,549
|
$12.05
€11.83
|
|
pay 34.8% more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.18
CFA51,632
|
$84.61
€83.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.11
CFA32,270
|
$34.20
€33.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.15
CFA41,306
|
$83.23
€81.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.11
CFA30,979
|
$113.40
€111.32
|
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