Cost of living comparison
Asmara is 79.8% more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Asmara instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 5.1 times more for restaurants
|
Ouagadougou
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA772
|
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,629
|
$5.99
ERN89.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA480
|
$1.83
ERN27.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA334
|
$1.33
ERN20.00
|
|
pay 22.5% more for groceries
|
Ouagadougou
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA450
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,769
|
$6.14
ERN92.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,802
|
$4.52
ERN67.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,600
|
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA933
|
$5.54
ERN83.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA313
|
$0.58
ERN8.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA260
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA657
|
$0.55
ERN8.32
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA752
|
$0.80
ERN11.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA386
|
$0.48
ERN7.26
|
|
pay 82.5% more for transportation
|
Ouagadougou
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA3,047
|
$8.83
ERN132.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
|
pay 81.4% more for housing
|
Ouagadougou
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA28,239
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA257,190
|
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA180,033
|
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA56,118
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
|
pay 84.2% less for childcare
|
Ouagadougou
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA77,157
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,477,657
|
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
|
pay 36.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ouagadougou
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA720
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
$0.77
ERN11.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA36,007
|
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Ouagadougou
|
Asmara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
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