Cost of living comparison

 Podgorica, Montenegro
compared to
 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou vs. Podgorica Cost of Living Summary

Ouagadougou is 0.0% cheaper than Podgorica.

Restaurants
pay 55.8% less in Ouagadougou
Groceries
pay 51.4% more in Ouagadougou
Transportation
pay 19.6% less in Ouagadougou
Housing
pay 1.6% less in Ouagadougou
Childcare
pay 31.1% more in Ouagadougou
Entertainment and Sports
pay 5.8% less in Ouagadougou

The cost of groceries and childcare in Ouagadougou are more expensive than in Podgorica. Expenses including restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Ouagadougou.

Ouagadougou vs. Podgorica Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Podgorica, you would:

pay 55.8% less for restaurants

 
Podgorica
Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.57
€7.44
$1.23
F CFA697
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.04
€6.97
$7.35
F CFA4,185
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.13
€1.85
$0.76
F CFA434

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pay 51.4% more for groceries

 
Podgorica
Ouagadougou
Bread
1 loaf
$0.93
€0.80
$0.71
F CFA407
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.98
€3.45
$8.17
F CFA4,650
Milk (1 gallon) $4.94
€4.29
$9.16
F CFA5,215

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pay 19.6% less for transportation

 
Podgorica
Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.02
€5.23
$4.84
F CFA2,755
Monthly public transit pass $32.15
€27.90
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,933.36
€24,238.25
??

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pay 1.6% less for housing

 
Podgorica
Ouagadougou
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.29
€25.41
$44.85
F CFA25,528
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $586.17
€508.63
$408.47
F CFA232,497
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $453.87
€393.83
$285.93
F CFA162,748

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pay 31.1% more for childcare

 
Podgorica
Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $265.47
€230.35
$122.54
F CFA69,749
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,966.46
€6,044.92
$15,052.55
F CFA8,567,680

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pay 5.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Podgorica
Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.36
€2.05
$1.14
F CFA651
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.95
€1.69
$1.63
F CFA930
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.86
€3.35
$1.63
F CFA930

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Podgorica
Ouagadougou
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$76.10
€66.03
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.90
€36.35
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$93.78
€81.37
??

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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: June 2025
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