Cost of living comparison
Saudi Arabia is 38.6% more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 98.7% more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA771
|
$6.73
SAR25.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,624
|
$7.54
SAR28.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA480
|
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA334
|
$0.25
SAR0.92
|
|
pay 8.4% less for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA450
|
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$3.87
SAR14.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,762
|
$6.76
SAR25.41
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,800
|
$2.58
SAR9.69
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,593
|
$3.22
SAR12.11
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA932
|
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA313
|
$0.76
SAR2.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA259
|
$0.75
SAR2.80
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA656
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA752
|
$0.67
SAR2.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA386
|
$0.63
SAR2.38
|
|
pay 52.5% less for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA3,044
|
$2.30
SAR8.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$44.62
SAR167.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,543.44
SAR95,949.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$18.12
SAR68.07
|
|
pay 13.3% more for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA28,207
|
$74.43
SAR279.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA256,894
|
$384.32
SAR1,443.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA179,826
|
$279.56
SAR1,050.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA56,053
|
$85.15
SAR319.85
|
|
pay 43.8% more for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA77,068
|
$303.07
SAR1,138.42
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,466,752
|
$6,063.63
SAR22,776.86
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA719
|
$1.70
SAR6.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
$7.18
SAR26.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA35,965
|
$98.57
SAR370.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$16.63
SAR62.46
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$42.91
SAR161.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$58.28
SAR218.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$91.66
SAR344.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$78.88
SAR296.29
|
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