Cost of living comparison
Manila is 72.9% more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Manila instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Ouagadougou
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$5.21
₱304.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,295
|
$4.34
₱253.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA465
|
$0.95
₱55.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$0.48
₱28.31
|
|
pay 63.0% more for groceries
|
Ouagadougou
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
$1.33
₱77.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.28
₱249.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,550
|
$6.97
₱406.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,524
|
$2.08
₱121.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.27
₱132.77
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$1.48
₱86.37
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$0.77
₱44.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA257
|
$1.53
₱89.48
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA409
|
$0.97
₱56.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA818
|
$1.09
₱63.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA348
|
$1.37
₱80.00
|
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pay 6.0% more for transportation
|
Ouagadougou
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,761
|
$4.31
₱251.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,988
|
$10.12
₱590.59
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,066.56
₱1,521,374.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,266
|
$2.66
₱155.18
|
|
pay 10.2% more for housing
|
Ouagadougou
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,848
|
$28.90
₱1,686.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA248,974
|
$465.25
₱27,154.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,487
|
$244.37
₱14,262.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,886
|
$96.97
₱5,659.70
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Ouagadougou
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,692
|
$499.25
₱29,138.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,174,888
|
$14,398.67
₱840,378.45
|
|
pay 40.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ouagadougou
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA697
|
$1.22
₱71.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$2.95
₱172.19
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA996
|
$2.95
₱172.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,897
|
$41.83
₱2,441.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
$6.52
₱380.34
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Ouagadougou
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$33.02
₱1,927.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$27.26
₱1,591.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$73.19
₱4,271.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$64.44
₱3,761.09
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