Cost of living comparison

 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
compared to
 Nicosia, Cyprus
Nicosia vs. Ouagadougou Cost of Living Summary

Nicosia is 96.3% more expensive than Ouagadougou.

Restaurants
pay 3.6 times more in Nicosia
Groceries
pay 18.6% more in Nicosia
Transportation
pay 16.6% more in Nicosia
Housing
pay 54.3% more in Nicosia
Childcare
pay 96.5% more in Nicosia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.3 times more in Nicosia

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

Nicosia vs. Ouagadougou Cost Breakdown

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

pay 3.6 times more for restaurants

 
Ouagadougou
Nicosia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.23
F CFA708
$12.33
€10.85
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.35
F CFA4,246
$7.50
€6.61
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.76
F CFA440
$1.47
€1.29

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pay 18.6% more for groceries

 
Ouagadougou
Nicosia
Bread
1 loaf
$0.71
F CFA413
$1.85
€1.63
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.17
F CFA4,718
$6.54
€5.76
Milk (1 gallon) $9.16
F CFA5,291
$7.37
€6.49

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pay 16.6% more for transportation

 
Ouagadougou
Nicosia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.84
F CFA2,795
$5.64
€4.97
Monthly public transit pass ?? $53.59
€47.18
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $28,348.13
€24,958.75

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pay 54.3% more for housing

 
Ouagadougou
Nicosia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$44.85
F CFA25,902
$29.63
€26.08
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $408.47
F CFA235,905
$707.36
€622.79
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $285.93
F CFA165,133
$588.46
€518.11

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pay 96.5% more for childcare

 
Ouagadougou
Nicosia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $122.54
F CFA70,771
$423.35
€372.73
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,052.55
F CFA8,693,276
$7,161.35
€6,305.11

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Ouagadougou
Nicosia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.14
F CFA661
$4.29
€3.77
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.63
F CFA944
$3.48
€3.06
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.63
F CFA944
$5.36
€4.72

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Ouagadougou
Nicosia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $81.72
€71.95
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $35.90
€31.61
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $79.71
€70.18

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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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