Cost of living comparison
Saudi Arabia is 2.2 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA501
|
$6.90
SAR25.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,304
|
$7.35
SAR27.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA468
|
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA251
|
$0.25
SAR0.95
|
|
pay 7.5% more for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA538
|
$0.89
SAR3.35
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.67
SAR13.77
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,588
|
$6.52
SAR24.48
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,534
|
$2.55
SAR9.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.27
SAR12.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA485
|
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA304
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA259
|
$0.73
SAR2.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA412
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA824
|
$0.63
SAR2.37
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA350
|
$0.61
SAR2.28
|
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pay 3.2 times more for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,780
|
$2.30
SAR8.66
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA3,008
|
$37.83
SAR142.09
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,221.79
SAR94,730.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,322
|
$17.96
SAR67.46
|
|
pay 33.2% more for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA25,018
|
$73.85
SAR277.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA250,677
|
$390.65
SAR1,467.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA125,339
|
$280.05
SAR1,051.85
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA42,173
|
$85.53
SAR321.25
|
|
pay 39.6% more for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA75,203
|
$296.51
SAR1,113.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,237,656
|
$6,039.49
SAR22,683.59
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA702
|
$1.65
SAR6.18
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA752
|
$3.66
SAR13.74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA1,003
|
$7.12
SAR26.74
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA25,068
|
$99.67
SAR374.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,014
|
$17.24
SAR64.75
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$43.59
SAR163.72
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$56.89
SAR213.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$93.76
SAR352.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$77.91
SAR292.61
|
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