Cost of living comparison

 Monaco, Monaco
compared to
 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou vs. Monaco Cost of Living Summary
Ouagadougou vs. Monaco Cost Breakdown

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

pay 77.7% less for restaurants

 
Monaco
Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $20.90
€18.42
$1.23
F CFA708
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.33
€10.86
$7.35
F CFA4,250
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $4.67
€4.12
$0.76
F CFA441

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pay 19.8% less for groceries

 
Monaco
Ouagadougou
Bread
1 loaf
$6.56
€5.78
$0.71
F CFA413
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.04
€7.08
$8.17
F CFA4,722
Milk (1 gallon) $7.10
€6.26
$9.16
F CFA5,296

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pay 43.4% less for transportation

 
Monaco
Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon) $8.55
€7.53
$4.84
F CFA2,798
Monthly public transit pass $23.58
€20.78
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $46,276.05
€40,780.31
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pay 69.8% less for housing

 
Monaco
Ouagadougou
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$61.09
€53.84
$44.85
F CFA25,926
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $8,084.96
€7,124.79
$408.47
F CFA236,120
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $6,430.58
€5,666.88
$285.93
F CFA165,284

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pay 79.4% less for childcare

 
Monaco
Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $2,089.94
€1,841.74
$122.54
F CFA70,836
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $42,736.55
€37,661.16
$15,052.55
F CFA8,701,205

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pay 75.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Monaco
Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $8.57
€7.56
$1.14
F CFA661
Cappuccino in mid-range area $6.62
€5.83
$1.63
F CFA944
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$13.40
€11.81
$1.63
F CFA944

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Monaco
Ouagadougou
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$174.43
€153.71
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$75.29
€66.35
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$219.18
€193.15
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