Cost of living comparison
Baku is 17.9% more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Baku instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Ouagadougou
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA762
|
$9.41
AZN16.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,574
|
$7.65
AZN13.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA474
|
$0.69
AZN1.18
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA330
|
$0.36
AZN0.61
|
|
pay 34.4% less for groceries
|
Ouagadougou
|
Baku
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA445
|
$0.46
AZN0.78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
$2.77
AZN4.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,699
|
$5.13
AZN8.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,780
|
$1.41
AZN2.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,532
|
$2.10
AZN3.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA922
|
$0.49
AZN0.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA309
|
$0.77
AZN1.32
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA256
|
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA649
|
$0.83
AZN1.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA743
|
$0.29
AZN0.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA382
|
$0.23
AZN0.40
|
|
pay 49.1% less for transportation
|
Ouagadougou
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA3,011
|
$2.46
AZN4.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.65
AZN30.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.47
AZN11.00
|
|
pay 26.9% less for housing
|
Ouagadougou
|
Baku
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA27,901
|
$14.84
AZN25.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA254,105
|
$470.77
AZN800.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA177,873
|
$261.03
AZN443.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA55,445
|
$47.11
AZN80.09
|
|
pay 15.5% more for childcare
|
Ouagadougou
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA76,231
|
$232.47
AZN395.20
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,363,955
|
$6,199.10
AZN10,538.46
|
|
pay 44.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ouagadougou
|
Baku
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA711
|
$1.47
AZN2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
$3.60
AZN6.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA35,575
|
$49.42
AZN84.02
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Ouagadougou
|
Baku
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$56.06
AZN95.30
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$57.34
AZN97.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$122.29
AZN207.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$95.40
AZN162.18
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