Cost of living comparison
Saint Helier is 5.6 times more expensive than Ouagadougou.
- Restaurants
-
pay 11.7 times more in Saint Helier
- Groceries
-
pay 92.7% more in Saint Helier
- Transportation
-
pay 63.9% more in Saint Helier
- Housing
-
pay 3.5 times more in Saint Helier
- Childcare
-
pay 10.2 times more in Saint Helier
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 4.6 times more in Saint Helier
The cost of restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and transportation in Saint Helier are more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Notably, restaurants, childcare, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Saint Helier.
If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 11.7 times more for restaurants
Ouagadougou
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA705
|
$45.20
£33.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,230
|
$10.33
£7.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA439
|
$2.83
£2.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA306
|
$2.50
£1.85
|
|
pay 92.7% more for groceries
Ouagadougou
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA411
|
$2.30
£1.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA4,701
|
$5.33
£3.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,271
|
$7.84
£5.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,646
|
$5.37
£3.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,117
|
$5.67
£4.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA853
|
$1.89
£1.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA286
|
$1.39
£1.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA237
|
$1.85
£1.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA601
|
$1.83
£1.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA688
|
$1.57
£1.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA353
|
$1.44
£1.07
|
|
pay 63.9% more for transportation
Ouagadougou
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA2,785
|
$7.93
£5.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$67.16
£49.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,768.06
£20,526.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$51.51
£38.08
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Ouagadougou
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA25,806
|
$72.54
£53.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA235,025
|
$1,808.15
£1,336.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA164,518
|
$1,715.90
£1,268.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA51,282
|
$167.51
£123.83
|
|
pay 10.2 times more for childcare
Ouagadougou
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA70,508
|
$2,324.77
£1,718.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA8,660,868
|
$20,664.60
£15,275.44
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Ouagadougou
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA658
|
$7.75
£5.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA940
|
$4.95
£3.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA940
|
$15.50
£11.46
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA32,904
|
$74.05
£54.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA4,701
|
$18.08
£13.37
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Ouagadougou
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$100.09
£73.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$69.31
£51.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$121.08
£89.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$202.34
£149.57
|
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