Cost of living comparison

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Ouagadougou is 39.4% more expensive than Gaborone.

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

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pay 15.2% less for restaurants

 
Gaborone
Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.50
BWP102.78
$1.23
F CFA762
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.00
BWP82.22
$7.35
F CFA4,574
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.83
BWP11.42
$0.76
F CFA474

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pay 65.5% more for groceries

 
Gaborone
Ouagadougou
Bread
1 loaf
$0.81
BWP11.14
$0.71
F CFA445
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.37
BWP46.18
$8.17
F CFA5,082
Milk (1 gallon) $5.06
BWP69.39
$9.16
F CFA5,699

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pay 13.3% more for transportation

 
Gaborone
Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.27
BWP58.59
$4.84
F CFA3,011
Monthly public transit pass $28.18
BWP386.44
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $22,486.26
BWP308,331.83
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pay 45.4% more for housing

 
Gaborone
Ouagadougou
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$90.60
BWP1,242.32
$44.85
F CFA27,901
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $254.84
BWP3,494.43
$408.47
F CFA254,105
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $149.91
BWP2,055.55
$285.93
F CFA177,873

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

 
Gaborone
Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $180.24
BWP2,471.47
$122.54
F CFA76,231
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,740.68
BWP51,292.29
$15,052.55
F CFA9,363,955

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pay 7.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Gaborone
Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.25
BWP30.83
$1.14
F CFA711
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.37
BWP32.49
$1.63
F CFA1,016
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.75
BWP51.39
$1.63
F CFA1,016

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Gaborone
Ouagadougou
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$44.14
BWP605.24
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$22.17
BWP303.93
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$76.20
BWP1,044.90
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