Cost of living comparison
Ouagadougou is 28.4% cheaper than Helsinki.
- Restaurants
-
pay 70.2% less in Ouagadougou
- Groceries
-
pay 10.5% more in Ouagadougou
- Transportation
-
pay 35.5% less in Ouagadougou
- Housing
-
pay 10.3% less in Ouagadougou
- Childcare
-
pay 10.2% less in Ouagadougou
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 54.7% less in Ouagadougou
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, and childcare are lower in Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 70.2% less for restaurants
|
Helsinki
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
€16.45
|
$1.23
F CFA705
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.34
|
$7.35
F CFA4,230
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.14
€2.76
|
$0.76
F CFA439
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.78
|
$0.53
F CFA306
|
|
pay 10.5% more for groceries
|
Helsinki
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
€2.53
|
$0.71
F CFA411
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
€3.63
|
$8.17
F CFA4,701
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€4.52
|
$9.16
F CFA5,271
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
€2.70
|
$2.86
F CFA1,646
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
€5.26
|
$8.89
F CFA5,117
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€0.97
|
$1.48
F CFA853
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.74
|
$0.50
F CFA286
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.90
|
$0.41
F CFA237
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.70
€1.49
|
$1.04
F CFA601
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.50
|
$1.20
F CFA688
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.75
|
$0.61
F CFA353
|
|
pay 35.5% less for transportation
|
Helsinki
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.50
€6.58
|
$4.84
F CFA2,785
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.38
€62.61
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,296.42
€30,083.28
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.79
€15.61
|
?? | |
pay 10.3% less for housing
|
Helsinki
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.48
€19.72
|
$44.85
F CFA25,806
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,111.66
€975.10
|
$408.47
F CFA235,025
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$870.64
€763.69
|
$285.93
F CFA164,518
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.35
€87.14
|
$89.13
F CFA51,282
|
|
pay 10.2% less for childcare
|
Helsinki
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$338.03
€296.51
|
$122.54
F CFA70,508
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,508.28
€9,217.39
|
$15,052.55
F CFA8,660,868
|
|
pay 54.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Helsinki
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.57
€7.52
|
$1.14
F CFA658
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
€4.18
|
$1.63
F CFA940
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.36
€9.97
|
$1.63
F CFA940
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.76
€41.90
|
$57.19
F CFA32,904
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.22
€15.98
|
$8.17
F CFA4,701
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Helsinki
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.00
€87.71
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.76
€27.86
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.57
€78.57
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.24
€97.57
|
?? |
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