Cost of living comparison

 Amman, Jordan
compared to
 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou vs. Amman Cost of Living Summary

Ouagadougou is 19.4% more expensive than Amman.

Restaurants
pay 5.0% more in Ouagadougou
Groceries
pay 88.7% more in Ouagadougou
Transportation
pay 11.7% less in Ouagadougou
Housing
pay 11.5% more in Ouagadougou
Childcare
pay 67.9% more in Ouagadougou
Entertainment and Sports
pay 44.9% less in Ouagadougou

The cost of groceries, childcare, housing, and restaurants in Ouagadougou are more expensive than in Amman. Expenses including entertainment and sports and transportation are lower in Ouagadougou. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Ouagadougou.

Ouagadougou vs. Amman Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Amman, you would:

pay 5.0% more for restaurants

 
Amman
Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.05
JOD5.000
$1.23
F CFA706
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.05
JOD5.000
$7.35
F CFA4,233
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.48
JOD0.340
$0.76
F CFA439

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pay 88.7% more for groceries

 
Amman
Ouagadougou
Bread
1 loaf
$0.53
JOD0.370
$0.71
F CFA412
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.39
JOD2.400
$8.17
F CFA4,703
Milk (1 gallon) $5.58
JOD3.960
$9.16
F CFA5,275

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pay 11.7% less for transportation

 
Amman
Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.48
JOD3.890
$4.84
F CFA2,786
Monthly public transit pass $42.31
JOD30.000
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,384.29
JOD18,000.000
??

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pay 11.5% more for housing

 
Amman
Ouagadougou
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$34.80
JOD24.680
$44.85
F CFA25,822
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $440.45
JOD312.320
$408.47
F CFA235,172
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $277.09
JOD196.480
$285.93
F CFA164,620

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pay 67.9% more for childcare

 
Amman
Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $238.75
JOD169.300
$122.54
F CFA70,551
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,288.39
JOD3,750.000
$15,052.55
F CFA8,666,254

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pay 44.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Amman
Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.35
JOD4.500
$1.14
F CFA658
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.03
JOD2.860
$1.63
F CFA941
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.53
JOD2.500
$1.63
F CFA941

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Amman
Ouagadougou
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$64.45
JOD45.700
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$50.44
JOD35.770
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$109.69
JOD77.780
??

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025
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