Cost of living comparison
Ouagadougou is 66.2% more expensive than Astana.
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
KZT5,021.07
|
$1.23
F CFA762
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.06
KZT3,012.64
|
$7.35
F CFA4,574
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
KZT477.16
|
$0.76
F CFA474
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
KZT255.50
|
$0.53
F CFA330
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Astana
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
KZT256.53
|
$0.71
F CFA445
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
KZT2,409.09
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.31
KZT2,142.34
|
$9.16
F CFA5,699
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
KZT822.10
|
$2.86
F CFA1,780
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.24
KZT1,114.08
|
$8.89
F CFA5,532
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KZT288.59
|
$1.48
F CFA922
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
KZT428.43
|
$0.50
F CFA309
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
KZT472.01
|
$0.41
F CFA256
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
KZT419.69
|
$1.04
F CFA649
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT114.41
|
$1.20
F CFA743
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
KZT98.20
|
$0.61
F CFA382
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Astana
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.87
KZT930.43
|
$4.84
F CFA3,011
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.15
KZT7,531.61
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,193.94
KZT10,042,143.45
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.86
KZT2,912.22
|
?? | |
pay 84.5% more for housing
|
Astana
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.70
KZT6,317.38
|
$44.85
F CFA27,901
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$463.50
KZT230,491.10
|
$408.47
F CFA254,105
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$333.20
KZT165,695.37
|
$285.93
F CFA177,873
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.17
KZT20,971.79
|
$89.13
F CFA55,445
|
|
pay 51.1% more for childcare
|
Astana
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.18
KZT112,974.11
|
$122.54
F CFA76,231
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,062.07
KZT3,014,574.22
|
$15,052.55
F CFA9,363,955
|
|
pay 5.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Astana
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.21
KZT602.53
|
$1.14
F CFA711
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
KZT1,076.21
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.74
KZT866.13
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.49
KZT27,596.58
|
$57.19
F CFA35,575
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
KZT2,510.54
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Astana
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.02
KZT37,802.39
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.98
KZT21,375.42
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.59
KZT49,526.03
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.40
KZT45,453.38
|
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