Cost of living comparison

Port-au-prince, Haiti

compared to

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Ouagadougou vs. Port-au-prince Cost of Living Summary

Ouagadougou is 13.9% more expensive than Port-au-prince.

Restaurants: pay 62.9% less in Ouagadougou
Groceries: pay 5.7% more in Ouagadougou
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Ouagadougou
Housing: pay 44.9% less in Ouagadougou
Childcare: pay 70.8% more in Ouagadougou
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.5% less in Ouagadougou

The cost of transportation, childcare, and groceries in Ouagadougou are more expensive than in Port-au-prince. Expenses including restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Ouagadougou. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Ouagadougou.

Ouagadougou vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Port-au-prince, you would:

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pay 62.9% less for restaurants

	Port-au-prince	Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,566.90	$1.23 F CFA708	-89.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,486.72	$7.35 F CFA4,246	-35.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG261.15	$0.76 F CFA440	-61.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG195.86	$0.53 F CFA307	-64.6%
Average			-62.9%

Port-au-prince vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.7% more for groceries

	Port-au-prince	Ouagadougou
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG326.44	$0.71 F CFA413	-71.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG652.88	$8.17 F CFA4,718	+63.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG741.42	$9.16 F CFA5,291	+61.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG365.00	$2.86 F CFA1,653	+2.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG902.06	$8.89 F CFA5,136	+28.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.14	$1.48 F CFA856	-34.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.07	$0.50 F CFA287	-8.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.23	$0.41 F CFA238	-9.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.23	$1.04 F CFA603	+130.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.14	$1.20 F CFA690	-47.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG165.84	$0.61 F CFA354	-51.7%
Average			+5.7%

Port-au-prince vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Port-au-prince	Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.01 HTG262.04	$4.84 F CFA2,795	+141.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,611.50	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,570,132.74	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG467.46	??
Average			+141.2%

Port-au-prince vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of transportation

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pay 44.9% less for housing

	Port-au-prince	Ouagadougou
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,672.98	$44.85 F CFA25,902	-73.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG118,823.45	$408.47 F CFA235,905	-55.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,211.95	$285.93 F CFA165,133	-67.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG9,985.16	$89.13 F CFA51,474	+16.6%
Average			-44.9%

Port-au-prince vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of housing

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pay 70.8% more for childcare

	Port-au-prince	Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,057.52	$122.54 F CFA70,771	+22.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG896,764.73	$15,052.55 F CFA8,693,276	+119.2%
Average			+70.8%

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pay 26.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Port-au-prince	Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG652.88	$1.14 F CFA661	-77.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG215.14	$1.63 F CFA944	-0.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG261.15	$1.63 F CFA944	-18.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,080.40	$57.19 F CFA33,027	-17.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,305.75	$8.17 F CFA4,718	-18.3%
Average			-26.5%

Port-au-prince vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Port-au-prince	Ouagadougou
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,446.02	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,793.14	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,669.03	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,586.28	??

Port-au-prince vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of clothing

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