Cost of living comparison
Praia is 43.9% more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Praia instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Ouagadougou
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA771
|
$4.86
CVE513.74
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,624
|
$6.32
CVE667.86
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA480
|
$1.78
CVE188.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA334
|
$1.12
CVE118.22
|
|
pay 73.3% more for groceries
|
Ouagadougou
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA450
|
$2.95
CVE311.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$7.94
CVE839.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,762
|
$4.78
CVE505.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,800
|
$2.20
CVE232.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,593
|
$2.61
CVE276.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA932
|
$2.00
CVE210.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA313
|
$1.32
CVE139.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA259
|
$1.56
CVE164.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA656
|
$2.23
CVE236.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA752
|
$1.21
CVE128.17
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA386
|
$0.88
CVE93.21
|
|
pay 30.4% more for transportation
|
Ouagadougou
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA3,044
|
$6.31
CVE666.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.42
CVE2,157.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,166.78
CVE3,082,451.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$17.26
CVE1,823.78
|
|
pay 30.1% more for housing
|
Ouagadougou
|
Praia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA28,207
|
$51.28
CVE5,419.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA256,894
|
$583.34
CVE61,649.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA179,826
|
$388.89
CVE41,099.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA56,053
|
$113.61
CVE12,006.59
|
|
pay 44.1% less for childcare
|
Ouagadougou
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA77,068
|
$110.42
CVE11,669.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,466,752
|
$3,266.68
CVE345,234.57
|
|
pay 42.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ouagadougou
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA719
|
$2.48
CVE262.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
$1.49
CVE157.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
$4.38
CVE462.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA35,965
|
$36.46
CVE3,853.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$5.83
CVE616.49
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Ouagadougou
|
Praia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$48.61
CVE5,137.42
|
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|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$38.89
CVE4,109.94
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$87.50
CVE9,247.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$131.25
CVE13,871.03
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