Cost of living comparison

 Belgrade, Serbia
compared to
 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou vs. Belgrade Cost of Living Summary

Ouagadougou is 9.1% cheaper than Belgrade.

Restaurants
pay 60.5% less in Ouagadougou
Groceries
pay 57.0% more in Ouagadougou
Transportation
pay 29.5% less in Ouagadougou
Housing
pay 17.5% less in Ouagadougou
Childcare
pay 13.7% more in Ouagadougou
Entertainment and Sports
pay 17.6% less in Ouagadougou

The cost of groceries and childcare in Ouagadougou are more expensive than in Belgrade. Expenses including restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Ouagadougou.

Ouagadougou vs. Belgrade Cost Breakdown

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

pay 60.5% less for restaurants

 
Belgrade
Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.99
RSD1,116
$1.23
F CFA696
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.16
RSD930
$7.35
F CFA4,176
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.33
RSD236
$0.76
F CFA433

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pay 57.0% more for groceries

 
Belgrade
Ouagadougou
Bread
1 loaf
$0.87
RSD89
$0.71
F CFA406
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.04
RSD512
$8.17
F CFA4,640
Milk (1 gallon) $4.98
RSD505
$9.16
F CFA5,203

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pay 29.5% less for transportation

 
Belgrade
Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.87
RSD697
$4.84
F CFA2,749
Monthly public transit pass $20.16
RSD2,046
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,106.99
RSD2,852,803
??

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pay 17.5% less for housing

 
Belgrade
Ouagadougou
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$27.63
RSD2,804
$44.85
F CFA25,473
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $840.53
RSD85,312
$408.47
F CFA231,993
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $518.55
RSD52,632
$285.93
F CFA162,395

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pay 13.7% more for childcare

 
Belgrade
Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $370.44
RSD37,599
$122.54
F CFA69,598
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,747.69
RSD786,375
$15,052.55
F CFA8,549,134

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pay 17.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Belgrade
Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.02
RSD307
$1.14
F CFA650
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.45
RSD248
$1.63
F CFA928
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.12
RSD418
$1.63
F CFA928

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Belgrade
Ouagadougou
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$97.71
RSD9,917
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.65
RSD3,923
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$107.09
RSD10,870
??

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