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
CFA516
|
$15.13
€14.19
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
CFA1,340
|
$9.01
€8.45
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
CFA387
|
$2.84
€2.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CFA309
|
$2.40
€2.25
|
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pay 64.8% more for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
CFA653
|
$2.29
€2.15
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.30
€6.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
CFA5,266
|
$5.02
€4.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
CFA1,237
|
$3.54
€3.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
CFA1,871
|
$5.30
€4.97
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
CFA577
|
$1.10
€1.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CFA351
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
CFA265
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
CFA362
|
$1.53
€1.44
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA491
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
CFA327
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
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pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
CFA2,547
|
$7.22
€6.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
CFA9,279
|
$48.12
€45.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,940.65
€24,325.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
CFA5,671
|
$19.81
€18.57
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
CFA22,992
|
$37.53
€35.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
CFA257,752
|
$743.38
€697.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
CFA106,967
|
$621.91
€583.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
CFA47,305
|
$222.11
€208.29
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
CFA44,677
|
$416.59
€390.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
CFA9,498,372
|
$8,210.34
€7,699.25
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
CFA722
|
$4.19
€3.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
CFA1,031
|
$3.32
€3.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
CFA1,031
|
$6.20
€5.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
CFA18,043
|
$41.56
€38.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
CFA1,289
|
$12.77
€11.97
|
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pay 2.9 times more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
CFA8,248
|
$75.76
€71.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
CFA18,043
|
$38.64
€36.24
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
CFA20,620
|
$85.33
€80.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
CFA30,930
|
$110.53
€103.65
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