Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Saudi Arabia
  3. Burkina Faso
  4. Comparison
SAR
COMPARED TO
XOF

Saudi Arabia is 32.1% cheaper than Burkina Faso.

If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
local_dining

pay 16.1% less for restaurants

  Saudi Arabia help_outline Burkina Faso help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.01
SAR18.79
$3.24
CFA1,880
-35.3%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $6.23
SAR23.38
$5.12
CFA2,968
-17.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.63
SAR2.36
$0.77
CFA445
+22.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.22
SAR0.84
$1.02
CFA594
+358.7%
Saudi Arabia vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 2.8 times more for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $0.53
SAR2.00
$3.41
CFA1,979
+540.4%
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.56
SAR9.60
??
Milk (1 gallon) $4.74
SAR17.77
$8.37
CFA4,851
+76.5%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $1.89
SAR7.10
$2.05
CFA1,187
+8.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $2.31
SAR8.67
$12.38
CFA7,181
+435.9%
Apples (1 lb) $0.87
SAR3.26
$1.55
CFA898
+77.9%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.65
SAR2.45
$0.39
CFA224
-40.7%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.66
SAR2.47
$1.55
CFA898
+134.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.67
SAR2.52
$0.77
CFA449
+15.3%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.49
SAR1.83
$0.77
CFA449
+58.3%
Onions (1 lb) $0.44
SAR1.65
$0.77
CFA449
+76.1%
Saudi Arabia vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 19.4% more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $1.37
SAR5.12
$3.99
CFA2,312
+191.9%
Monthly public transit pass $35.47
SAR133.01
$25.60
CFA14,842
-27.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $19,263.58
SAR72,230.74
$23,036.80
CFA13,357,889
+19.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $19.59
SAR73.45
$4.61
CFA2,672
-76.5%
Saudi Arabia vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 14.7% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $62.18
SAR233.15
$201.93
CFA117,088
+224.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $327.06
SAR1,226.36
$187.71
CFA108,842
-42.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $284.66
SAR1,067.38
$81.06
CFA47,000
-71.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $53.63
SAR201.10
$150.07
CFA87,015
+179.8%
Saudi Arabia vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 2.6 times more for childcare

  Saudi Arabia help_outline Burkina Faso help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $281.43
SAR1,055.25
$221.84
CFA128,632
-21.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,096.07
SAR19,108.23
$13,651.44
CFA7,915,786
+167.9%
Saudi Arabia vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 47.9% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.25
SAR4.69
$1.71
CFA989
+36.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.66
SAR9.98
$3.41
CFA1,979
+28.2%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $6.04
SAR22.64
$1.45
CFA841
-76.0%
Monthly membership at local gym $90.61
SAR339.75
$51.19
CFA29,684
-43.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $15.29
SAR57.34
$2.56
CFA1,484
-83.3%
Saudi Arabia vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 26.6% more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $40.12
SAR150.44
$85.32
CFA49,474
+112.7%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $48.31
SAR181.13
$53.33
CFA30,921
+10.4%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $75.94
SAR284.74
$102.39
CFA59,368
+34.8%
Men's business shoes (leather) $66.52
SAR249.44
$51.19
CFA29,684
-23.0%
Saudi Arabia vs. Burkina Faso - Cost of clothing
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: October 2019
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