Cost of living comparison

 Damascus, Syria
compared to
 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou vs. Damascus Cost of Living Summary

Ouagadougou is 2.1 times more expensive than Damascus.

Restaurants
pay 14.6% less in Ouagadougou
Groceries
pay 2.4 times more in Ouagadougou
Transportation
pay 69.6% less in Ouagadougou
Housing
pay 43.7% more in Ouagadougou
Childcare
pay 5.8 times more in Ouagadougou
Entertainment and Sports
pay 95.3% more in Ouagadougou

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

Ouagadougou vs. Damascus Cost Breakdown

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

pay 14.6% less for restaurants

 
Damascus
Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.00
SYP65,010
$1.23
F CFA682
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.00
SYP65,010
$7.35
F CFA4,095
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.05
SYP13,652
$0.76
F CFA425

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

 
Damascus
Ouagadougou
Bread
1 loaf
$0.63
SYP8,217
$0.71
F CFA398
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.67
SYP21,752
$8.17
F CFA4,550
Milk (1 gallon) $4.05
SYP52,594
$9.16
F CFA5,102

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pay 69.6% less for transportation

 
Damascus
Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon) $15.92
SYP207,051
$4.84
F CFA2,695
Monthly public transit pass $17.00
SYP221,034
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $18,500.00
SYP240,537,000
??

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pay 43.7% more for housing

 
Damascus
Ouagadougou
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$66.75
SYP867,884
$44.85
F CFA24,977
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $282.23
SYP3,669,607
$408.47
F CFA227,480
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $145.72
SYP1,894,661
$285.93
F CFA159,236

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pay 5.8 times more for childcare

 
Damascus
Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $48.33
SYP628,430
$122.54
F CFA68,244
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,650.00
SYP21,453,300
$15,052.55
F CFA8,382,799

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pay 95.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Damascus
Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.25
SYP16,252
$1.14
F CFA637
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.27
SYP16,578
$1.63
F CFA910
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.00
SYP39,006
$1.63
F CFA910

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Damascus
Ouagadougou
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$22.00
SYP286,044
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$23.50
SYP305,547
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$47.50
SYP617,595
??

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