Cost of living comparison
If you lived in West Island instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Ouagadougou
|
West Island
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA772
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,629
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA480
|
?? | |
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA334
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Ouagadougou
|
West Island
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA450
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,769
|
?? | |
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,802
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,600
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA933
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA313
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA260
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA657
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA752
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA386
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Ouagadougou
|
West Island
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA3,047
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Ouagadougou
|
West Island
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA28,239
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA257,190
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA180,033
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA56,118
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Ouagadougou
|
West Island
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA77,157
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,477,657
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Ouagadougou
|
West Island
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA720
|
?? | |
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
?? | |
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA1,029
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA36,007
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Ouagadougou
|
West Island
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? | ?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? | ?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? | ?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? | ?? |
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