Cost of living comparison
Burkina Faso is 48.1% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Austria, you would:
pay 82.4% less for restaurants
|
Austria
|
Burkina Faso
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.33
€14.09
|
$0.83
F CFA498
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
€9.47
|
$2.15
F CFA1,295
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.74
|
$0.77
F CFA465
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.08
|
$0.41
F CFA249
|
|
pay 25.8% less for groceries
|
Austria
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
€2.30
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.22
€7.56
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
€5.12
|
$9.20
F CFA5,550
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
€3.69
|
$2.53
F CFA1,524
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
€5.32
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.80
F CFA482
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.87
|
$0.50
F CFA302
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$0.43
F CFA257
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.69
|
$0.68
F CFA409
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$1.36
F CFA818
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.77
|
$0.58
F CFA348
|
|
pay 50.0% less for transportation
|
Austria
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.51
€5.99
|
$4.58
F CFA2,761
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.62
€45.63
|
$4.95
F CFA2,988
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,063.58
€23,967.63
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.69
€18.11
|
$13.70
F CFA8,266
|
|
pay 45.8% less for housing
|
Austria
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
€33.40
|
$41.19
F CFA24,848
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.49
€801.41
|
$412.75
F CFA248,974
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$685.35
€630.24
|
$206.38
F CFA124,487
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$267.95
€246.40
|
$69.44
F CFA41,886
|
|
pay 33.5% less for childcare
|
Austria
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.56
€431.80
|
$123.83
F CFA74,692
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,286.41
€13,137.54
|
$15,210.19
F CFA9,174,888
|
|
pay 51.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
€4.22
|
$1.16
F CFA697
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
€3.25
|
$1.24
F CFA747
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.46
€5.94
|
$1.65
F CFA996
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.34
€40.77
|
$41.28
F CFA24,897
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.69
€11.67
|
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Austria
|
Burkina Faso
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.15
€78.30
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.34
€42.62
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.08
€81.92
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.31
€115.24
|
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