Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Porto-novo, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Porto-novo
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Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$1.23
F CFA762
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$7.35
F CFA4,574
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.76
F CFA474
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.53
F CFA330
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Porto-novo
|
Ouagadougou
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.71
F CFA445
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$9.16
F CFA5,699
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.86
F CFA1,780
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$8.89
F CFA5,532
|
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| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.48
F CFA922
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.50
F CFA309
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.41
F CFA256
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.04
F CFA649
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.20
F CFA743
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.61
F CFA382
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Porto-novo
|
Ouagadougou
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.84
F CFA3,011
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Porto-novo
|
Ouagadougou
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$44.85
F CFA27,901
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$408.47
F CFA254,105
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$285.93
F CFA177,873
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$89.13
F CFA55,445
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Porto-novo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$122.54
F CFA76,231
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,363,955
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Porto-novo
|
Ouagadougou
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$1.14
F CFA711
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$57.19
F CFA35,575
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Porto-novo
|
Ouagadougou
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
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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