Cost of living comparison
Ouagadougou is 55.5% more expensive than Moscow.
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
RUB958.24
|
$1.23
F CFA772
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.10
RUB532.35
|
$7.35
F CFA4,629
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
RUB111.83
|
$0.76
F CFA480
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
RUB50.61
|
$0.53
F CFA334
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Moscow
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
RUB64.53
|
$0.71
F CFA450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
RUB459.55
|
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
RUB372.03
|
$9.16
F CFA5,769
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
RUB158.48
|
$2.86
F CFA1,802
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
RUB207.09
|
$8.89
F CFA5,600
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
RUB70.63
|
$1.48
F CFA933
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RUB69.61
|
$0.50
F CFA313
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RUB74.63
|
$0.41
F CFA260
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
RUB117.18
|
$1.04
F CFA657
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB25.99
|
$1.20
F CFA752
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB21.82
|
$0.61
F CFA386
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Moscow
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.22
RUB231.36
|
$4.84
F CFA3,047
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.58
RUB2,981.19
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,621.85
RUB3,194,126.88
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RUB606.88
|
?? | |
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Moscow
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.38
RUB665.32
|
$44.85
F CFA28,239
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$960.52
RUB100,190.66
|
$408.47
F CFA257,190
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.26
RUB60,839.42
|
$285.93
F CFA180,033
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.66
RUB9,039.35
|
$89.13
F CFA56,118
|
|
pay 14.6% less for childcare
|
Moscow
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$466.53
RUB48,663.46
|
$122.54
F CFA77,157
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,413.52
RUB1,086,221.24
|
$15,052.55
F CFA9,477,657
|
|
pay 1.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moscow
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RUB319.41
|
$1.14
F CFA720
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
RUB263.32
|
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
RUB255.53
|
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.34
RUB3,373.20
|
$57.19
F CFA36,007
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
RUB532.35
|
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Moscow
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.16
RUB8,465.22
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.31
RUB4,413.08
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.95
RUB11,364.70
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.97
RUB10,636.36
|
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