Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 3.9 times more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 6.5 times more for restaurants
Ouagadougou
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA762
|
$21.44
€20.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,574
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA474
|
$2.46
€2.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA330
|
$1.95
€1.85
|
|
pay 35.4% more for groceries
Ouagadougou
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA445
|
$1.85
€1.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
$3.60
€3.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,699
|
$5.32
€5.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,780
|
$4.22
€4.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,532
|
$4.64
€4.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA922
|
$1.11
€1.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA309
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA256
|
$1.28
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA649
|
$1.86
€1.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA743
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA382
|
$0.72
€0.68
|
|
pay 48.7% more for transportation
Ouagadougou
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA3,011
|
$7.19
€6.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$123.25
€116.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$39,306.91
€37,277.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$26.47
€25.11
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Ouagadougou
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA27,901
|
$55.82
€52.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA254,105
|
$2,138.28
€2,027.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA177,873
|
$1,827.10
€1,732.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA55,445
|
$214.65
€203.56
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
Ouagadougou
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA76,231
|
$1,307.98
€1,240.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,363,955
|
$9,645.87
€9,147.77
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Ouagadougou
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA711
|
$7.50
€7.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
$4.33
€4.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
$17.68
€16.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA35,575
|
$56.25
€53.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
$13.93
€13.21
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Ouagadougou
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$96.07
€91.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$41.10
€38.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$97.72
€92.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$114.27
€108.37
|
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