Cost of living comparison
Ouagadougou is 9.3% more expensive than Conakry.
If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 54.9% less for restaurants
|
Conakry
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.43
GNF55,427
|
$1.23
F CFA772
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF92,849
|
$7.35
F CFA4,629
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
GNF13,458
|
$0.76
F CFA480
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,341
|
$0.53
F CFA334
|
|
pay 9.2% more for groceries
|
Conakry
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
GNF11,382
|
$0.71
F CFA450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF79,963
|
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.22
GNF70,805
|
$9.16
F CFA5,769
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
GNF24,144
|
$2.86
F CFA1,802
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
GNF24,430
|
$8.89
F CFA5,600
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
GNF11,604
|
$1.48
F CFA933
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
GNF9,527
|
$0.50
F CFA313
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
GNF7,919
|
$0.41
F CFA260
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
GNF11,059
|
$1.04
F CFA657
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,220
|
$1.20
F CFA752
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,220
|
$0.61
F CFA386
|
|
pay 4.8% less for transportation
|
Conakry
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
GNF43,826
|
$4.84
F CFA3,047
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.49
GNF245,512
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
GNF284,376,981
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.55
GNF99,532
|
?? | |
pay 34.9% less for housing
|
Conakry
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.91
GNF697,229
|
$44.85
F CFA28,239
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,511,591
|
$408.47
F CFA257,190
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$462.34
GNF3,984,168
|
$285.93
F CFA180,033
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$89.13
F CFA56,118
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Conakry
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$122.54
F CFA77,157
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF55,062,243
|
$15,052.55
F CFA9,477,657
|
|
pay 5.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Conakry
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,453
|
$1.14
F CFA720
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,235
|
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.16
GNF10,018
|
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.01
GNF603,330
|
$57.19
F CFA36,007
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF39,927
|
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Conakry
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF172,350
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF215,437
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF258,525
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF430,874
|
?? |
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