Cost of living comparison
Ouagadougou is 28.2% cheaper than Basseterre.
- Restaurants
-
pay 70.3% less in Ouagadougou
- Groceries
-
pay 6.3% more in Ouagadougou
- Housing
-
pay 12.5% less in Ouagadougou
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 36.2% less in Ouagadougou
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Basseterre, you would:
pay 70.3% less for restaurants
|
Basseterre
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
$1.23
F CFA780
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$7.35
F CFA4,677
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$0.76
F CFA485
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
$0.53
F CFA338
|
|
pay 6.3% more for groceries
|
Basseterre
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$0.71
F CFA455
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$8.17
F CFA5,197
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
$9.16
F CFA5,828
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
$2.86
F CFA1,820
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
$8.89
F CFA5,658
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$1.48
F CFA943
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.50
F CFA316
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.41
F CFA262
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
$1.04
F CFA664
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$1.20
F CFA760
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$0.61
F CFA390
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Basseterre
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.84
F CFA3,079
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? |
pay 12.5% less for housing
|
Basseterre
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$44.85
F CFA28,531
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
$408.47
F CFA259,846
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$285.93
F CFA181,893
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
$89.13
F CFA56,697
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Basseterre
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$122.54
F CFA77,954
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,575,545
|
pay 36.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Basseterre
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$1.14
F CFA728
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$1.63
F CFA1,039
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$1.63
F CFA1,039
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$57.19
F CFA36,379
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
$8.17
F CFA5,197
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Basseterre
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? | ?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? | ?? |
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