Cost of living comparison
Ouagadougou is 2.8% more expensive than Doha.
If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Doha, you would:
pay 13.5% less for restaurants
|
Doha
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.22
QAR30.04
|
$1.23
F CFA762
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.53
QAR27.54
|
$7.35
F CFA4,574
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
QAR3.29
|
$0.76
F CFA474
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
QAR1.31
|
$0.53
F CFA330
|
|
pay 37.4% more for groceries
|
Doha
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
QAR5.73
|
$0.71
F CFA445
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.74
QAR20.97
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.99
QAR29.22
|
$9.16
F CFA5,699
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
QAR9.34
|
$2.86
F CFA1,780
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
QAR14.05
|
$8.89
F CFA5,532
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
QAR3.15
|
$1.48
F CFA922
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
QAR2.61
|
$0.50
F CFA309
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
QAR2.45
|
$0.41
F CFA256
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
QAR2.22
|
$1.04
F CFA649
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
QAR1.55
|
$1.20
F CFA743
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
QAR2.06
|
$0.61
F CFA382
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Doha
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.14
QAR7.83
|
$4.84
F CFA3,011
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.87
QAR120.17
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,910.54
QAR80,114.61
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.72
QAR72.10
|
?? | |
pay 44.3% less for housing
|
Doha
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.95
QAR321.58
|
$44.85
F CFA27,901
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,570.13
QAR5,741.08
|
$408.47
F CFA254,105
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,013.80
QAR3,706.92
|
$285.93
F CFA177,873
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.85
QAR277.35
|
$89.13
F CFA55,445
|
|
pay 25.3% less for childcare
|
Doha
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$797.97
QAR2,917.72
|
$122.54
F CFA76,231
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,234.42
QAR41,078.00
|
$15,052.55
F CFA9,363,955
|
|
pay 63.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Doha
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.96
QAR40.06
|
$1.14
F CFA711
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.26
QAR19.22
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.57
QAR24.03
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.97
QAR431.36
|
$57.19
F CFA35,575
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.32
QAR45.06
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Doha
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.12
QAR223.48
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.31
QAR202.25
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.92
QAR354.40
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
QAR347.30
|
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