Cost of living comparison

compared to

Ouagadougou is 13.6% cheaper than Abu Dhabi.

If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:

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pay 28.4% less for restaurants

 
Abu Dhabi
Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.89
AED40.00
$1.23
F CFA771
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.53
AED35.00
$7.35
F CFA4,624
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.08
AED3.95
$0.76
F CFA480

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pay 31.9% more for groceries

 
Abu Dhabi
Ouagadougou
Bread
1 loaf
$1.37
AED5.03
$0.71
F CFA450
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.80
AED17.63
$8.17
F CFA5,138
Milk (1 gallon) $6.85
AED25.17
$9.16
F CFA5,762

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pay 60.0% more for transportation

 
Abu Dhabi
Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.03
AED11.11
$4.84
F CFA3,044
Monthly public transit pass $24.50
AED90.00
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $45,026.41
AED165,382.45
??

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pay 55.7% less for housing

 
Abu Dhabi
Ouagadougou
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$103.04
AED378.47
$44.85
F CFA28,207
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,349.31
AED4,956.01
$408.47
F CFA256,894
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,005.59
AED3,693.56
$285.93
F CFA179,826

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pay 32.2% less for childcare

 
Abu Dhabi
Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $669.40
AED2,458.70
$122.54
F CFA77,068
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,841.46
AED47,166.80
$15,052.55
F CFA9,466,752

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pay 57.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Abu Dhabi
Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $10.89
AED40.00
$1.14
F CFA719
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.88
AED21.61
$1.63
F CFA1,028
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.13
AED22.50
$1.63
F CFA1,028

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Abu Dhabi
Ouagadougou
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$67.20
AED246.82
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$62.59
AED229.91
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$103.06
AED378.55
??

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