Cost of living comparison

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Ouagadougou is 40.3% more expensive than Kigali.

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

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pay 11.3% less for restaurants

 
Kigali
Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.26
RWF4,531
$1.23
F CFA771
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.16
RWF8,559
$7.35
F CFA4,624
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.89
RWF1,242
$0.76
F CFA480

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

 
Kigali
Ouagadougou
Bread
1 loaf
$1.01
RWF1,400
$0.71
F CFA450
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.26
RWF3,135
$8.17
F CFA5,138
Milk (1 gallon) $2.66
RWF3,688
$9.16
F CFA5,762

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pay 8.0% more for transportation

 
Kigali
Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.48
RWF6,219
$4.84
F CFA3,044
Monthly public transit pass $24.66
RWF34,234
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,668.41
RWF28,696,267
??

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pay 64.1% more for housing

 
Kigali
Ouagadougou
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$26.20
RWF36,374
$44.85
F CFA28,207
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $489.52
RWF679,648
$408.47
F CFA256,894
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $271.95
RWF377,582
$285.93
F CFA179,826

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pay 19.4% more for childcare

 
Kigali
Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $149.39
RWF207,419
$122.54
F CFA77,068
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,609.00
RWF13,341,247
$15,052.55
F CFA9,466,752

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pay 30.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Kigali
Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.09
RWF1,510
$1.14
F CFA719
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.22
RWF3,077
$1.63
F CFA1,028
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.36
RWF3,272
$1.63
F CFA1,028

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Kigali
Ouagadougou
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$16.68
RWF23,158
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$21.76
RWF30,207
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$26.59
RWF36,919
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