Cost of living comparison
Ouagadougou is 50.5% more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 9.3% less for restaurants
Antananarivo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.22
MGA15,037
|
$1.23
F CFA762
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.30
MGA20,050
|
$7.35
F CFA4,574
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
MGA5,413
|
$0.76
F CFA474
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
MGA2,813
|
$0.53
F CFA330
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Antananarivo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
MGA5,568
|
$0.71
F CFA445
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
MGA24,346
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
MGA18,401
|
$9.16
F CFA5,699
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MGA8,421
|
$2.86
F CFA1,780
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
MGA9,777
|
$8.89
F CFA5,532
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
MGA3,031
|
$1.48
F CFA922
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.27
MGA1,260
|
$0.50
F CFA309
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
MGA2,387
|
$0.41
F CFA256
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MGA1,554
|
$1.04
F CFA649
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MGA1,614
|
$1.20
F CFA743
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
MGA1,978
|
$0.61
F CFA382
|
|
pay 5.8% more for transportation
Antananarivo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
MGA21,346
|
$4.84
F CFA3,011
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,817.99
MGA55,137,006
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
MGA58,144
|
?? | |
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Antananarivo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.31
MGA244,035
|
$44.85
F CFA27,901
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.54
MGA1,654,110
|
$408.47
F CFA254,105
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$53.69
MGA250,501
|
$285.93
F CFA177,873
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.96
MGA167,786
|
$89.13
F CFA55,445
|
|
pay 35.0% more for childcare
Antananarivo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$89.71
MGA418,540
|
$122.54
F CFA76,231
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,292.35
MGA52,684,620
|
$15,052.55
F CFA9,363,955
|
|
pay 14.4% more for entertainment and sports
Antananarivo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
MGA5,012
|
$1.14
F CFA711
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
MGA5,213
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
MGA15,037
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.29
MGA187,967
|
$57.19
F CFA35,575
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
MGA30,075
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Antananarivo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.71
MGA91,957
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.89
MGA116,122
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.25
MGA421,046
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.79
MGA367,580
|
?? |
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