Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 32.1% more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Ouagadougou
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA772
|
$8.52
ZAR154.34
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,629
|
$4.68
ZAR84.84
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA480
|
$1.01
ZAR18.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA334
|
$0.81
ZAR14.71
|
|
pay 15.0% less for groceries
|
Ouagadougou
|
Pretoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA450
|
$1.07
ZAR19.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
$3.70
ZAR66.97
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,769
|
$4.91
ZAR89.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,802
|
$2.35
ZAR42.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,600
|
$2.08
ZAR37.62
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA933
|
$0.69
ZAR12.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA313
|
$0.68
ZAR12.40
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA260
|
$0.73
ZAR13.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA657
|
$0.75
ZAR13.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA752
|
$0.64
ZAR11.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA386
|
$0.58
ZAR10.56
|
|
pay 4.4% more for transportation
|
Ouagadougou
|
Pretoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA3,047
|
$5.05
ZAR91.57
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$65.32
ZAR1,183.29
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,084.78
ZAR345,726.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.78
ZAR158.97
|
|
pay 4.5% more for housing
|
Ouagadougou
|
Pretoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA28,239
|
$39.13
ZAR708.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA257,190
|
$416.34
ZAR7,542.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA180,033
|
$379.25
ZAR6,870.21
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA56,118
|
$86.03
ZAR1,558.45
|
|
pay 4.4% more for childcare
|
Ouagadougou
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA77,157
|
$216.65
ZAR3,924.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,477,657
|
$4,800.41
ZAR86,960.85
|
|
pay 33.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ouagadougou
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA720
|
$2.39
ZAR43.22
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
$2.00
ZAR36.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
$2.95
ZAR53.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA36,007
|
$34.21
ZAR619.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
$7.81
ZAR141.48
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Ouagadougou
|
Pretoria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$49.09
ZAR889.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$34.65
ZAR627.66
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$92.30
ZAR1,672.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$98.31
ZAR1,780.87
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