Cost of living comparison

 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
compared to
 Belgrade, Serbia
Belgrade vs. Ouagadougou Cost of Living Summary

Belgrade is 87.6% more expensive than Ouagadougou.

Restaurants
pay 4.1 times more in Belgrade
Groceries
pay 14.0% less in Belgrade
Transportation
pay 41.9% more in Belgrade
Housing
pay 51.3% more in Belgrade
Childcare
pay 76.9% more in Belgrade
Entertainment and Sports
pay 64.0% more in Belgrade

The cost of restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation in Belgrade are more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Notably, restaurants and childcare are significantly more expensive in Belgrade.

Belgrade vs. Ouagadougou Cost Breakdown

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

pay 4.1 times more for restaurants

 
Ouagadougou
Belgrade
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.23
F CFA708
$10.99
RSD1,134
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.35
F CFA4,246
$9.16
RSD945
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.76
F CFA440
$2.33
RSD240

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pay 14.0% less for groceries

 
Ouagadougou
Belgrade
Bread
1 loaf
$0.71
F CFA413
$0.87
RSD90
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.17
F CFA4,718
$5.04
RSD520
Milk (1 gallon) $9.16
F CFA5,291
$4.98
RSD514

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pay 41.9% more for transportation

 
Ouagadougou
Belgrade
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.84
F CFA2,795
$6.87
RSD709
Monthly public transit pass ?? $20.16
RSD2,080
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $28,106.99
RSD2,900,137

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pay 51.3% more for housing

 
Ouagadougou
Belgrade
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$44.85
F CFA25,902
$27.63
RSD2,851
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $408.47
F CFA235,905
$840.53
RSD86,727
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $285.93
F CFA165,133
$518.55
RSD53,505

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pay 76.9% more for childcare

 
Ouagadougou
Belgrade
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $122.54
F CFA70,771
$370.44
RSD38,223
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,052.55
F CFA8,693,276
$7,747.69
RSD799,423

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pay 64.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Ouagadougou
Belgrade
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.14
F CFA661
$3.02
RSD312
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.63
F CFA944
$2.45
RSD253
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.63
F CFA944
$4.12
RSD425

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Ouagadougou
Belgrade
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $97.71
RSD10,082
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $38.65
RSD3,988
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $107.09
RSD11,050

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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: April 2025
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