Cost of living comparison

 Avarua, Cook Islands
compared to
 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou vs. Avarua Cost of Living Summary

Ouagadougou is 12.2% cheaper than Avarua.

Restaurants
pay 52.1% less in Ouagadougou
Groceries
pay 13.8% less in Ouagadougou
Housing
pay 81.6% more in Ouagadougou
Entertainment and Sports
pay 64.5% less in Ouagadougou

Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Ouagadougou. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Ouagadougou.

Ouagadougou vs. Avarua Cost Breakdown

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

pay 52.1% less for restaurants

 
Avarua
Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $1.23
F CFA686
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.96
NZ$14.79
$7.35
F CFA4,115
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.39
NZ$3.94
$0.76
F CFA427

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pay 13.8% less for groceries

 
Avarua
Ouagadougou
Bread
1 loaf
$3.52
NZ$5.82
$0.71
F CFA400
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.97
NZ$9.86
$8.17
F CFA4,572
Milk (1 gallon) $6.78
NZ$11.20
$9.16
F CFA5,127

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Avarua
Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $4.84
F CFA2,709
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? ??

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pay 81.6% more for housing

 
Avarua
Ouagadougou
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $44.85
F CFA25,101
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $155.28
NZ$256.42
$408.47
F CFA228,607
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $155.28
NZ$256.42
$285.93
F CFA160,025

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Avarua
Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $122.54
F CFA68,582
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $15,052.55
F CFA8,424,345

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pay 64.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Avarua
Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.48
NZ$7.40
$1.14
F CFA640
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.58
NZ$5.92
$1.63
F CFA914
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $1.63
F CFA914

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Avarua
Ouagadougou
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$66.89
NZ$110.46
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? ??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? ??

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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: July 2025
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