Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 6.1 times more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 9.9 times more for restaurants
|
Ouagadougou
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$21.66
€19.92
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,295
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA465
|
$2.66
€2.45
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$2.08
€1.91
|
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pay 73.2% more for groceries
|
Ouagadougou
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
$1.80
€1.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.97
€3.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,550
|
$5.30
€4.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,524
|
$4.14
€3.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.61
€4.24
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$1.01
€0.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA257
|
$1.35
€1.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA409
|
$1.74
€1.60
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA818
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA348
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
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pay 9.8 times more for transportation
|
Ouagadougou
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,761
|
$7.20
€6.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,988
|
$129.96
€119.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$39,718.55
€36,524.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,266
|
$22.04
€20.27
|
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pay 4.8 times more for housing
|
Ouagadougou
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,848
|
$56.72
€52.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA248,974
|
$2,216.44
€2,038.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,487
|
$1,934.10
€1,778.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,886
|
$227.14
€208.87
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
|
Ouagadougou
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,692
|
$1,385.73
€1,274.29
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,174,888
|
$10,612.44
€9,759.02
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ouagadougou
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA697
|
$7.04
€6.47
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$4.29
€3.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA996
|
$17.33
€15.93
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,897
|
$50.46
€46.40
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
$14.08
€12.95
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Ouagadougou
|
Dublin
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$93.14
€85.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$40.93
€37.64
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$97.04
€89.24
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$100.46
€92.38
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