Cost of living comparison
Tallinn is 3.0 times more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Tallinn instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 7.0 times more for restaurants
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Ouagadougou
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Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$13.54
€12.45
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,295
|
$9.21
€8.47
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA465
|
$2.34
€2.15
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$1.78
€1.64
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pay 22.4% more for groceries
|
Ouagadougou
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
$1.32
€1.21
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.29
€4.86
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,550
|
$4.66
€4.29
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,524
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.67
€3.37
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA257
|
$1.07
€0.98
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA409
|
$1.32
€1.21
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA818
|
$0.43
€0.39
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA348
|
$0.50
€0.46
|
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pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Ouagadougou
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,761
|
$7.03
€6.46
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,988
|
$32.49
€29.88
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,240.65
€26,889.21
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,266
|
$10.18
€9.36
|
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pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Ouagadougou
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,848
|
$28.32
€26.04
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA248,974
|
$729.51
€670.85
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,487
|
$520.65
€478.78
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,886
|
$228.75
€210.35
|
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pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Ouagadougou
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,692
|
$450.86
€414.61
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,174,888
|
$6,560.19
€6,032.64
|
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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ouagadougou
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA697
|
$5.41
€4.98
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$3.78
€3.48
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA996
|
$5.90
€5.42
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,897
|
$56.45
€51.91
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Ouagadougou
|
Tallinn
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$87.49
€80.46
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$35.26
€32.42
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$87.51
€80.48
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$101.02
€92.90
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