Cost of living comparison

 Bujumbura, Burundi
compared to
 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou vs. Bujumbura Cost of Living Summary

Ouagadougou is 61.0% more expensive than Bujumbura.

Restaurants
pay 25.3% more in Ouagadougou
Groceries
pay 2.1 times more in Ouagadougou
Housing
pay 2.7 times more in Ouagadougou
Childcare
pay 28.9% more in Ouagadougou
Entertainment and Sports
pay 28.1% less in Ouagadougou

The cost of housing, groceries, childcare, and restaurants in Ouagadougou are more expensive than in Bujumbura. Notably, housing and groceries are significantly more expensive in Ouagadougou.

Ouagadougou vs. Bujumbura Cost Breakdown

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

pay 25.3% more for restaurants

 
Bujumbura
Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.84
BIF5,406
$1.23
F CFA705
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$3.69
BIF10,860
$7.35
F CFA4,230
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.49
BIF1,448
$0.76
F CFA439

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

 
Bujumbura
Ouagadougou
Bread
1 loaf
$0.73
BIF2,140
$0.71
F CFA411
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.06
BIF17,830
$8.17
F CFA4,701
Milk (1 gallon) $2.75
BIF8,095
$9.16
F CFA5,271

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Bujumbura
Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $4.84
F CFA2,785
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? ??

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

 
Bujumbura
Ouagadougou
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $44.85
F CFA25,806
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $289.31
BIF850,851
$408.47
F CFA235,025
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $73.09
BIF214,962
$285.93
F CFA164,518

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pay 28.9% more for childcare

 
Bujumbura
Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $105.93
BIF311,536
$122.54
F CFA70,508
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,592.87
BIF31,153,638
$15,052.55
F CFA8,660,868

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pay 28.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Bujumbura
Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.23
BIF3,620
$1.14
F CFA658
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.95
BIF8,688
$1.63
F CFA940
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.43
BIF7,132
$1.63
F CFA940

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Bujumbura
Ouagadougou
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? ??
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: June 2025
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