Cost of living comparison

 Moscow, Russia
compared to
 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Ouagadougou is 55.5% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants
pay 15.5% less in Ouagadougou
Groceries
pay 2.2 times more in Ouagadougou
Transportation
pay 2.2 times more in Ouagadougou
Housing
pay 2.2 times more in Ouagadougou
Childcare
pay 14.6% less in Ouagadougou
Entertainment and Sports
pay 1.1% more in Ouagadougou

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

Ouagadougou vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

pay 15.5% less for restaurants

 
Moscow
Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.19
RUB717.07
$1.23
F CFA688
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.10
RUB398.37
$7.35
F CFA4,126
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.07
RUB83.68
$0.76
F CFA428

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

 
Moscow
Ouagadougou
Bread
1 loaf
$0.62
RUB48.29
$0.71
F CFA401
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.41
RUB343.89
$8.17
F CFA4,584
Milk (1 gallon) $3.57
RUB278.40
$9.16
F CFA5,141

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

 
Moscow
Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.22
RUB173.14
$4.84
F CFA2,716
Monthly public transit pass $28.58
RUB2,230.89
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,621.85
RUB2,390,235.43
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pay 2.2 times more for housing

 
Moscow
Ouagadougou
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$6.38
RUB497.88
$44.85
F CFA25,169
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $960.52
RUB74,974.87
$408.47
F CFA229,223
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $583.26
RUB45,527.48
$285.93
F CFA160,456

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pay 14.6% less for childcare

 
Moscow
Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $466.53
RUB36,415.94
$122.54
F CFA68,767
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,413.52
RUB812,843.25
$15,052.55
F CFA8,447,055

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pay 1.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Moscow
Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.06
RUB239.02
$1.14
F CFA642
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.52
RUB197.05
$1.63
F CFA917
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.45
RUB191.22
$1.63
F CFA917

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Moscow
Ouagadougou
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$81.16
RUB6,334.71
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$42.31
RUB3,302.41
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$108.95
RUB8,504.45
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2025
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