Cost of living comparison
Ouagadougou is 90.8% more expensive than Abuja.
- Restaurants
-
pay 28.6% more in Ouagadougou
- Groceries
-
pay 89.1% more in Ouagadougou
- Transportation
-
pay 65.9% more in Ouagadougou
- Housing
-
pay 32.3% more in Ouagadougou
- Childcare
-
pay 4.3 times more in Ouagadougou
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 0.4% more in Ouagadougou
The cost of childcare, groceries, transportation, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Ouagadougou are more expensive than in Abuja. Notably, childcare and groceries are significantly more expensive in Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Abuja, you would:
pay 28.6% more for restaurants
|
Abuja
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.29
NGN5,299.44
|
$1.23
F CFA706
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.58
NGN8,976.08
|
$7.35
F CFA4,233
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
NGN799.67
|
$0.76
F CFA439
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
NGN444.80
|
$0.53
F CFA306
|
|
pay 89.1% more for groceries
|
Abuja
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
NGN2,146.90
|
$0.71
F CFA412
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
NGN2,011.00
|
$8.17
F CFA4,703
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.91
NGN17,545.54
|
$9.16
F CFA5,275
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
NGN2,511.75
|
$2.86
F CFA1,647
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
NGN3,029.44
|
$8.89
F CFA5,120
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
NGN2,418.89
|
$1.48
F CFA853
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
NGN1,206.73
|
$0.50
F CFA286
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
NGN1,311.42
|
$0.41
F CFA237
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
NGN1,191.92
|
$1.04
F CFA601
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
NGN1,067.32
|
$1.20
F CFA688
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
NGN1,023.89
|
$0.61
F CFA353
|
|
pay 65.9% more for transportation
|
Abuja
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.92
NGN4,693.89
|
$4.84
F CFA2,786
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.29
NGN14,938.49
|
?? | |
pay 32.3% more for housing
|
Abuja
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.56
NGN66,862.82
|
$44.85
F CFA25,822
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,461.96
NGN3,960,805.72
|
$408.47
F CFA235,172
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,158.05
NGN1,863,075.23
|
$285.93
F CFA164,620
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.44
NGN37,708.98
|
$89.13
F CFA51,314
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
|
Abuja
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.90
NGN215,425.82
|
$122.54
F CFA70,551
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,965.88
NGN3,162,703.80
|
$15,052.55
F CFA8,666,254
|
|
pay 0.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Abuja
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
NGN1,923.53
|
$1.14
F CFA658
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
NGN2,645.04
|
$1.63
F CFA941
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
NGN3,217.60
|
$1.63
F CFA941
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.84
NGN72,132.23
|
$57.19
F CFA32,924
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.35
NGN13,438.27
|
$8.17
F CFA4,703
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Abuja
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.79
NGN47,923.49
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.76
NGN46,275.38
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.91
NGN110,858.79
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.63
NGN137,760.88
|
?? |
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