Cost of living comparison
Ouagadougou is 97.5% more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 12.6% less for restaurants
|
N'djamena
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
$1.23
F CFA762
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.29
FCFA2,667
|
$7.35
F CFA4,574
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
FCFA561
|
$0.76
F CFA474
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$0.53
F CFA330
|
|
pay 58.9% more for groceries
|
N'djamena
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA203
|
$0.71
F CFA445
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,016
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.03
FCFA6,861
|
$9.16
F CFA5,699
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
FCFA1,347
|
$2.86
F CFA1,780
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,844
|
$8.89
F CFA5,532
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
$1.48
F CFA922
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA485
|
$0.50
F CFA309
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
FCFA1,076
|
$0.41
F CFA256
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA661
|
$1.04
F CFA649
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA430
|
$1.20
F CFA743
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA430
|
$0.61
F CFA382
|
|
pay 23.4% more for transportation
|
N'djamena
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.92
FCFA2,439
|
$4.84
F CFA3,011
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.69
FCFA50,821
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,273.85
FCFA7,013,290
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.68
FCFA2,287
|
?? | |
pay 35.1% less for housing
|
N'djamena
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$190.62
FCFA118,582
|
$44.85
F CFA27,901
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,386.33
FCFA862,416
|
$408.47
F CFA254,105
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.73
FCFA111,806
|
$285.93
F CFA177,873
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
FCFA116,589
|
$89.13
F CFA55,445
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for childcare
|
N'djamena
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.95
FCFA22,361
|
$122.54
F CFA76,231
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,633.89
FCFA1,016,419
|
$15,052.55
F CFA9,363,955
|
|
pay 19.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
N'djamena
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
FCFA762
|
$1.14
F CFA711
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.94
FCFA584
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$130.71
FCFA81,314
|
$57.19
F CFA35,575
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
FCFA3,049
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
N'djamena
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.68
FCFA20,328
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.27
FCFA38,116
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.10
FCFA33,034
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
FCFA66,067
|
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