Cost of living comparison
Reykjavik is 3.3 times more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 6.8 times more for restaurants
|
Ouagadougou
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA762
|
$20.00
ISK2,753
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,574
|
$18.02
ISK2,480
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA474
|
$3.15
ISK434
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA330
|
$2.19
ISK301
|
|
pay 86.9% more for groceries
|
Ouagadougou
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA445
|
$3.61
ISK497
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
$7.76
ISK1,068
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,699
|
$6.40
ISK882
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,780
|
$5.76
ISK792
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,532
|
$9.45
ISK1,300
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA922
|
$1.40
ISK193
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA309
|
$1.01
ISK139
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA256
|
$1.22
ISK168
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA649
|
$2.22
ISK306
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA743
|
$1.43
ISK197
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA382
|
$0.93
ISK129
|
|
pay 75.7% more for transportation
|
Ouagadougou
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA3,011
|
$8.50
ISK1,170
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$74.95
ISK10,318
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$42,450.45
ISK5,843,304
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$24.05
ISK3,311
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Ouagadougou
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA27,901
|
$69.87
ISK9,617
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA254,105
|
$1,971.17
ISK271,332
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA177,873
|
$1,803.44
ISK248,243
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA55,445
|
$53.95
ISK7,427
|
|
pay 22.8% more for childcare
|
Ouagadougou
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA76,231
|
$252.14
ISK34,707
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,363,955
|
$5,993.99
ISK825,073
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ouagadougou
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA711
|
$10.81
ISK1,488
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
$5.31
ISK730
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
$12.25
ISK1,686
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA35,575
|
$69.95
ISK9,628
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
$14.77
ISK2,034
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Ouagadougou
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$108.97
ISK15,000
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$49.72
ISK6,844
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$151.85
ISK20,903
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$194.16
ISK26,726
|
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