Cost of living comparison
Ouagadougou is 44.3% cheaper than Luxembourg.
- Restaurants
-
pay 75.7% less in Ouagadougou
- Groceries
-
pay 11.8% less in Ouagadougou
- Transportation
-
pay 20.9% less in Ouagadougou
- Housing
-
pay 56.7% less in Ouagadougou
- Childcare
-
pay 52.8% less in Ouagadougou
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 48.1% less in Ouagadougou
Expenses including restaurants, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 75.7% less for restaurants
|
Luxembourg
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€18.80
|
$1.23
F CFA705
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€11.28
|
$7.35
F CFA4,230
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.89
€3.42
|
$0.76
F CFA439
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.59
€3.15
|
$0.53
F CFA306
|
|
pay 11.8% less for groceries
|
Luxembourg
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.19
€2.80
|
$0.71
F CFA411
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
€7.35
|
$8.17
F CFA4,701
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
€5.09
|
$9.16
F CFA5,271
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.18
€3.67
|
$2.86
F CFA1,646
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.36
€4.70
|
$8.89
F CFA5,117
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.06
|
$1.48
F CFA853
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.80
|
$0.50
F CFA286
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
€0.99
|
$0.41
F CFA237
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.62
|
$1.04
F CFA601
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.83
|
$1.20
F CFA688
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.87
|
$0.61
F CFA353
|
|
pay 20.9% less for transportation
|
Luxembourg
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
€5.37
|
$4.84
F CFA2,785
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,027.72
€23,707.50
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.72
€27.83
|
?? | |
pay 56.7% less for housing
|
Luxembourg
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.67
€45.33
|
$44.85
F CFA25,806
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,942.57
€1,703.94
|
$408.47
F CFA235,025
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,630.61
€1,430.30
|
$285.93
F CFA164,518
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.56
€163.64
|
$89.13
F CFA51,282
|
|
pay 52.8% less for childcare
|
Luxembourg
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,316.93
€1,155.15
|
$122.54
F CFA70,508
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,684.09
€15,511.69
|
$15,052.55
F CFA8,660,868
|
|
pay 48.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Luxembourg
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.23
€6.35
|
$1.14
F CFA658
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.34
€3.81
|
$1.63
F CFA940
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.41
|
$1.63
F CFA940
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.62
€40.02
|
$57.19
F CFA32,904
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
€13.16
|
$8.17
F CFA4,701
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Luxembourg
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.15
€56.27
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.76
€28.74
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.52
€72.38
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.28
€88.84
|
?? |
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