Cost of living comparison

 P'yongyang, North Korea
compared to
 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou vs. P'yongyang Cost of Living Summary

Ouagadougou is 66.7% more expensive than P'yongyang.

Restaurants
pay 57.5% less in Ouagadougou
Groceries
pay 38.6% more in Ouagadougou
Housing
pay 4.0 times more in Ouagadougou
Entertainment and Sports
pay 19.3% less in Ouagadougou

The cost of housing and groceries in Ouagadougou are more expensive than in P'yongyang. Expenses including restaurants and entertainment and sports are lower in Ouagadougou. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Ouagadougou.

Ouagadougou vs. P'yongyang Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of P'yongyang, you would:

pay 57.5% less for restaurants

 
P'yongyang
Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $1.23
F CFA739
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $7.35
F CFA4,435
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.14
KPW1,929
$0.76
F CFA460

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pay 38.6% more for groceries

 
P'yongyang
Ouagadougou
Bread
1 loaf
$2.20
KPW1,983
$0.71
F CFA431
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $8.17
F CFA4,927
Milk (1 gallon) $3.40
KPW3,058
$9.16
F CFA5,526

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
P'yongyang
Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $4.84
F CFA2,919
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? ??

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pay 4.0 times more for housing

 
P'yongyang
Ouagadougou
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $44.85
F CFA27,052
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $85.74
KPW77,167
$408.47
F CFA246,371
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $85.74
KPW77,167
$285.93
F CFA172,460

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
P'yongyang
Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $122.54
F CFA73,911
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $15,052.55
F CFA9,078,960

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pay 19.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
P'yongyang
Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $12.86
KPW11,575
$1.14
F CFA690
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.07
KPW965
$1.63
F CFA985
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $1.63
F CFA985

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
P'yongyang
Ouagadougou
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? ??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? ??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? ??

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025
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