Cost of living comparison

Khartoum, Sudan

compared to

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Ouagadougou vs. Khartoum Cost of Living Summary

Ouagadougou is 68.3% more expensive than Khartoum.

Restaurants: pay 11.4% less in Ouagadougou
Groceries: pay 32.4% more in Ouagadougou
Transportation: pay 7.5% less in Ouagadougou
Housing: pay 14.7% more in Ouagadougou
Childcare: pay 4.6 times more in Ouagadougou
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.5% more in Ouagadougou

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

Ouagadougou vs. Khartoum Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.4% less for restaurants

	Khartoum	Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 SDG4,503.75	$1.23 F CFA697	-83.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 SDG4,804.00	$7.35 F CFA4,185	-8.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 SDG364.98	$0.76 F CFA434	+25.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 SDG264.14	$0.53 F CFA302	+20.7%
Average			-11.4%

Khartoum vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.4% more for groceries

	Khartoum	Ouagadougou
Bread 1 loaf	$1.14 SDG683.09	$0.71 F CFA407	-37.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.05 SDG3,633.14	$8.17 F CFA4,650	+35.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 SDG3,681.52	$9.16 F CFA5,215	+49.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.85 SDG1,713.64	$2.86 F CFA1,629	+0.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 SDG1,688.88	$8.89 F CFA5,062	+216.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.02 SDG1,211.44	$1.48 F CFA844	-26.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 SDG304.75	$0.50 F CFA283	-2.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 SDG538.44	$0.41 F CFA235	-54.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 SDG478.62	$1.04 F CFA594	+31.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 SDG358.70	$1.20 F CFA680	+100.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 SDG255.73	$0.61 F CFA349	+44.1%
Average			+32.4%

Khartoum vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.5% less for transportation

	Khartoum	Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 SDG3,142.20	$4.84 F CFA2,755	-7.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.00 SDG15,012.50	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.74 SDG6,447.94	??
Average			-7.5%

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pay 14.7% more for housing

	Khartoum	Ouagadougou
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.15 SDG42,123.51	$44.85 F CFA25,528	-36.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$637.80 SDG382,996.69	$408.47 F CFA232,497	-36.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$272.14 SDG163,421.41	$285.93 F CFA162,748	+5.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.45 SDG23,690.05	$89.13 F CFA50,730	+125.9%
Average			+14.7%

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pay 4.6 times more for childcare

	Khartoum	Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.07 SDG37,870.62	$122.54 F CFA69,749	+94.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,057.46 SDG1,235,502.83	$15,052.55 F CFA8,567,680	+631.6%
Average			+362.9%

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pay 18.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Khartoum	Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SDG1,201.00	$1.14 F CFA651	-42.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.38 SDG1,429.22	$1.63 F CFA930	-31.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.80 SDG1,080.90	$1.63 F CFA930	-9.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.33 SDG20,016.67	$57.19 F CFA32,550	+71.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.00 SDG2,402.00	$8.17 F CFA4,650	+104.2%
Average			+18.5%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Khartoum	Ouagadougou
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.17 SDG10,909.41	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.00 SDG12,010.00	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.00 SDG33,027.50	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.00 SDG24,020.00	??

Khartoum vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of clothing

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