Cost of living comparison
Prague is 2.9 times more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Prague instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 5.4 times more for restaurants
|
Ouagadougou
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$9.61
CZK224.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,295
|
$8.74
CZK204.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA465
|
$1.67
CZK39.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$1.51
CZK35.23
|
|
pay 27.2% more for groceries
|
Ouagadougou
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
$1.55
CZK36.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.25
CZK146.26
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,550
|
$3.95
CZK92.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,524
|
$2.61
CZK61.01
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.08
CZK95.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$0.77
CZK17.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$0.74
CZK17.41
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA257
|
$0.95
CZK22.26
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA409
|
$1.43
CZK33.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA818
|
$0.58
CZK13.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA348
|
$0.60
CZK13.93
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Ouagadougou
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,761
|
$6.44
CZK150.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,988
|
$24.03
CZK561.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,867.69
CZK628,394.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,266
|
$12.49
CZK292.23
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Ouagadougou
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,848
|
$21.58
CZK504.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA248,974
|
$1,071.02
CZK25,049.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,487
|
$788.65
CZK18,445.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,886
|
$233.34
CZK5,457.52
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
|
Ouagadougou
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,692
|
$723.05
CZK16,911.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,174,888
|
$11,769.87
CZK275,279.62
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ouagadougou
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA697
|
$2.60
CZK60.80
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$3.13
CZK73.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA996
|
$6.55
CZK153.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,897
|
$61.39
CZK1,435.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
$10.92
CZK255.45
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Ouagadougou
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$83.11
CZK1,943.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$39.28
CZK918.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$98.13
CZK2,295.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$115.55
CZK2,702.44
|
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