Cost of living comparison

 Astana, Kazakhstan
compared to
 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou vs. Astana Cost of Living Summary

Ouagadougou is 66.2% more expensive than Astana.

Restaurants
pay 20.9% less in Ouagadougou
Groceries
pay 2.2 times more in Ouagadougou
Transportation
pay 2.6 times more in Ouagadougou
Housing
pay 84.5% more in Ouagadougou
Childcare
pay 51.1% more in Ouagadougou
Entertainment and Sports
pay 5.7% more in Ouagadougou

The cost of transportation, groceries, housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Ouagadougou are more expensive than in Astana. Notably, transportation, groceries, and housing are significantly more expensive in Ouagadougou.

Ouagadougou vs. Astana Cost Breakdown

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

pay 20.9% less for restaurants

 
Astana
Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.10
KZT5,198.95
$1.23
F CFA706
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.06
KZT3,119.37
$7.35
F CFA4,233
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.96
KZT494.07
$0.76
F CFA439

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

 
Astana
Ouagadougou
Bread
1 loaf
$0.52
KZT265.62
$0.71
F CFA412
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.84
KZT2,494.43
$8.17
F CFA4,703
Milk (1 gallon) $4.31
KZT2,218.23
$9.16
F CFA5,275

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

 
Astana
Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon) $1.87
KZT963.39
$4.84
F CFA2,786
Monthly public transit pass $15.15
KZT7,798.42
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,193.94
KZT10,397,891.27
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pay 84.5% more for housing

 
Astana
Ouagadougou
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$12.70
KZT6,541.17
$44.85
F CFA25,822
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $463.50
KZT238,656.36
$408.47
F CFA235,172
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $333.20
KZT171,565.21
$285.93
F CFA164,620

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pay 51.1% more for childcare

 
Astana
Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $227.18
KZT116,976.28
$122.54
F CFA70,551
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,062.07
KZT3,121,366.98
$15,052.55
F CFA8,666,254

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pay 5.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Astana
Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.21
KZT623.87
$1.14
F CFA658
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.16
KZT1,114.33
$1.63
F CFA941
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.74
KZT896.82
$1.63
F CFA941

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Astana
Ouagadougou
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$76.02
KZT39,141.56
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$42.98
KZT22,132.65
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$99.59
KZT51,280.51
??

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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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