Cost of living comparison

 Brasilia, Brazil
compared to
 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou vs. Brasilia Cost of Living Summary

Ouagadougou is 24.2% more expensive than Brasilia.

Restaurants
pay 31.4% less in Ouagadougou
Groceries
pay 89.9% more in Ouagadougou
Transportation
pay 27.8% more in Ouagadougou
Housing
pay 61.6% more in Ouagadougou
Childcare
pay 21.4% less in Ouagadougou
Entertainment and Sports
pay 19.0% more in Ouagadougou

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

Ouagadougou vs. Brasilia Cost Breakdown

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

pay 31.4% less for restaurants

 
Brasilia
Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.97
R$38.66
$1.23
F CFA696
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.10
R$33.83
$7.35
F CFA4,176
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.14
R$6.32
$0.76
F CFA433

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pay 89.9% more for groceries

 
Brasilia
Ouagadougou
Bread
1 loaf
$1.57
R$8.71
$0.71
F CFA406
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.43
R$24.60
$8.17
F CFA4,640
Milk (1 gallon) $3.57
R$19.81
$9.16
F CFA5,203

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pay 27.8% more for transportation

 
Brasilia
Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.79
R$21.01
$4.84
F CFA2,749
Monthly public transit pass $43.46
R$241.14
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,385.57
R$135,308.26
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pay 61.6% more for housing

 
Brasilia
Ouagadougou
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$19.32
R$107.17
$44.85
F CFA25,473
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $360.74
R$2,001.65
$408.47
F CFA231,993
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $223.88
R$1,242.22
$285.93
F CFA162,395

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pay 21.4% less for childcare

 
Brasilia
Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $461.58
R$2,561.19
$122.54
F CFA69,598
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,525.09
R$63,949.26
$15,052.55
F CFA8,549,134

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pay 19.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Brasilia
Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.74
R$9.66
$1.14
F CFA650
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.75
R$9.70
$1.63
F CFA928
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.09
R$11.60
$1.63
F CFA928

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Brasilia
Ouagadougou
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$50.89
R$282.39
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.19
R$228.54
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$64.43
R$357.48
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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: June 2025
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