Cost of living comparison
Ouagadougou is 35.5% cheaper than Castries.
If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Castries, you would:
pay 72.2% less for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$0.83
F CFA498
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$2.15
F CFA1,295
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$0.77
F CFA465
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$0.41
F CFA249
|
|
pay 42.4% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$9.20
F CFA5,550
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
$2.53
F CFA1,524
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
$0.80
F CFA482
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.50
F CFA302
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$0.43
F CFA257
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$0.68
F CFA409
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$1.36
F CFA818
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.58
F CFA348
|
|
pay 20.8% less for transportation
|
Castries
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$4.58
F CFA2,761
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$4.95
F CFA2,988
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.70
F CFA8,266
|
|
pay 28.2% less for housing
|
Castries
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$41.19
F CFA24,848
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$412.75
F CFA248,974
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
$206.38
F CFA124,487
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$69.44
F CFA41,886
|
|
pay 31.9% less for childcare
|
Castries
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$123.83
F CFA74,692
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,174,888
|
|
pay 17.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.16
F CFA697
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$1.24
F CFA747
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.65
F CFA996
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$41.28
F CFA24,897
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Castries
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
?? |
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