Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 41.5% more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Ouagadougou
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$3.75
MAD36.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,295
|
$6.00
MAD58.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA465
|
$0.63
MAD6.23
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$0.37
MAD3.68
|
|
pay 39.5% less for groceries
|
Ouagadougou
|
Rabat
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
$0.51
MAD5.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.75
MAD46.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,550
|
$3.06
MAD29.99
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,524
|
$1.79
MAD17.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.66
MAD26.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$0.65
MAD6.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$0.56
MAD5.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA257
|
$0.30
MAD2.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA409
|
$0.35
MAD3.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA818
|
$0.28
MAD2.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA348
|
$0.27
MAD2.69
|
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pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Ouagadougou
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,761
|
$5.81
MAD57.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,988
|
$24.99
MAD245.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,988.52
MAD264,907.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,266
|
$8.12
MAD79.67
|
|
pay 7.1% less for housing
|
Ouagadougou
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,848
|
$40.82
MAD400.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA248,974
|
$412.37
MAD4,047.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,487
|
$261.16
MAD2,563.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,886
|
$32.04
MAD314.49
|
|
pay 34.2% less for childcare
|
Ouagadougou
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,692
|
$135.41
MAD1,329.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,174,888
|
$3,362.57
MAD33,005.50
|
|
pay 72.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ouagadougou
|
Rabat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA697
|
$4.00
MAD39.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$1.74
MAD17.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA996
|
$3.90
MAD38.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,897
|
$26.24
MAD257.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
$6.50
MAD63.77
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Ouagadougou
|
Rabat
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$64.15
MAD629.70
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$46.23
MAD453.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$93.91
MAD921.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$100.55
MAD986.93
|
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