Cost of living comparison

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

Pretoria is 32.1% more expensive than Ouagadougou.

Restaurants
pay 2.6 times more in Pretoria
Groceries
pay 15.0% less in Pretoria
Transportation
pay 4.4% more in Pretoria
Housing
pay 4.5% more in Pretoria
Childcare
pay 4.4% more in Pretoria
Entertainment and Sports
pay 33.4% more in Pretoria

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

Pretoria vs. Ouagadougou Cost Breakdown

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 CFA739
$8.52
ZAR155.83
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.35
F CFA4,435
$4.68
ZAR85.65
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.76
F CFA460
$1.01
ZAR18.44

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pay 15.0% less for groceries

 
Ouagadougou
Pretoria
Bread
1 loaf
$0.71
F CFA431
$1.07
ZAR19.64
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.17
F CFA4,927
$3.70
ZAR67.61
Milk (1 gallon) $9.16
F CFA5,526
$4.91
ZAR89.86

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pay 4.4% more for transportation

 
Ouagadougou
Pretoria
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.84
F CFA2,919
$5.05
ZAR92.45
Monthly public transit pass ?? $65.32
ZAR1,194.70
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $19,084.78
ZAR349,060.57

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pay 4.5% more for housing

 
Ouagadougou
Pretoria
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$44.85
F CFA27,052
$39.13
ZAR715.72
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $408.47
F CFA246,371
$416.34
ZAR7,614.92
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $285.93
F CFA172,460
$379.25
ZAR6,936.46

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pay 4.4% more for childcare

 
Ouagadougou
Pretoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $122.54
F CFA73,911
$216.65
ZAR3,962.55
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,052.55
F CFA9,078,960
$4,800.41
ZAR87,799.42

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pay 33.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Ouagadougou
Pretoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.14
F CFA690
$2.39
ZAR43.63
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.63
F CFA985
$2.00
ZAR36.50
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.63
F CFA985
$2.95
ZAR54.02

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Ouagadougou
Pretoria
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $49.09
ZAR897.79
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $34.65
ZAR633.71
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $92.30
ZAR1,688.16

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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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