Cost of living comparison

 Kampala, Uganda
compared to
 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou vs. Kampala Cost of Living Summary

Ouagadougou is 40.5% more expensive than Kampala.

Restaurants
pay 15.3% more in Ouagadougou
Groceries
pay 88.5% more in Ouagadougou
Transportation
pay 15.8% less in Ouagadougou
Housing
pay 44.3% more in Ouagadougou
Childcare
pay 2.2 times more in Ouagadougou
Entertainment and Sports
pay 11.1% less in Ouagadougou

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

Ouagadougou vs. Kampala Cost Breakdown

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

pay 15.3% more for restaurants

 
Kampala
Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.72
UGX9,868
$1.23
F CFA708
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.48
UGX34,446
$7.35
F CFA4,250
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.45
UGX1,645
$0.76
F CFA441

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pay 88.5% more for groceries

 
Kampala
Ouagadougou
Bread
1 loaf
$1.23
UGX4,460
$0.71
F CFA413
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.81
UGX6,559
$8.17
F CFA4,722
Milk (1 gallon) $2.58
UGX9,356
$9.16
F CFA5,296

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pay 15.8% less for transportation

 
Kampala
Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.75
UGX20,886
$4.84
F CFA2,798
Monthly public transit pass $45.35
UGX164,754
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $8,827.16
UGX32,071,262
??

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pay 44.3% more for housing

 
Kampala
Ouagadougou
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$70.62
UGX256,570
$44.85
F CFA25,926
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $364.73
UGX1,325,142
$408.47
F CFA236,120
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $241.73
UGX878,259
$285.93
F CFA165,284

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

 
Kampala
Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $126.15
UGX458,318
$122.54
F CFA70,836
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,345.68
UGX15,788,929
$15,052.55
F CFA8,701,205

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pay 11.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Kampala
Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.36
UGX4,934
$1.14
F CFA661
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.73
UGX9,913
$1.63
F CFA944
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.78
UGX10,115
$1.63
F CFA944

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Kampala
Ouagadougou
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$17.11
UGX62,169
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$13.24
UGX48,107
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$33.20
UGX120,610
??

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