Cost of living comparison
Austria is 3.0 times more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Austria instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 7.8 times more for restaurants
|
Ouagadougou
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.80
CFA465
|
$13.96
€12.24
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.08
CFA1,209
|
$8.49
€7.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
CFA310
|
$2.73
€2.39
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
CFA279
|
$2.27
€1.99
|
|
pay 82.9% more for groceries
|
Ouagadougou
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
CFA465
|
$2.17
€1.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.10
€6.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
CFA3,520
|
$4.53
€3.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
CFA1,116
|
$3.19
€2.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
CFA1,687
|
$5.13
€4.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
CFA520
|
$1.00
€0.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
CFA337
|
$0.78
€0.68
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.39
CFA225
|
$1.10
€0.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
CFA189
|
$1.32
€1.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
CFA450
|
$0.73
€0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
CFA323
|
$0.64
€0.56
|
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pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Ouagadougou
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.80
CFA2,206
|
$6.89
€6.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.43
CFA8,369
|
$48.91
€42.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,054.74
CFA13,948,140
|
$24,457.96
€21,447.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
CFA2,511
|
$18.99
€16.65
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Ouagadougou
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.20
CFA51,143
|
$36.27
€31.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$268.61
CFA155,754
|
$766.13
€671.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.23
CFA58,117
|
$596.46
€523.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.02
CFA54,516
|
$178.40
€156.44
|
|
pay 71.3% more for childcare
|
Ouagadougou
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.04
CFA94,537
|
$368.77
€323.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,537.15
CFA4,370,417
|
$8,777.60
€7,697.08
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ouagadougou
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
CFA651
|
$3.93
€3.45
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
CFA930
|
$3.09
€2.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
CFA930
|
$5.84
€5.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.76
CFA24,797
|
$39.56
€34.69
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.41
CFA1,395
|
$12.05
€10.56
|
|
pay 34.8% more for clothing
|
Ouagadougou
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.18
CFA46,494
|
$84.61
€74.19
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.11
CFA29,059
|
$34.20
€29.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.15
CFA37,195
|
$83.23
€72.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.11
CFA27,896
|
$113.40
€99.44
|
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