Cost of living comparison
Ouagadougou is 42.5% more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 3.5% more for restaurants
Rabat
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MAD50.46
|
$1.23
F CFA771
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
MAD60.55
|
$7.35
F CFA4,624
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MAD6.29
|
$0.76
F CFA480
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
MAD3.64
|
$0.53
F CFA334
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Rabat
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
MAD4.35
|
$0.71
F CFA450
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.52
MAD55.37
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.01
MAD30.18
|
$9.16
F CFA5,762
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
MAD17.96
|
$2.86
F CFA1,800
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.80
MAD28.02
|
$8.89
F CFA5,593
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
MAD6.87
|
$1.48
F CFA932
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
MAD6.16
|
$0.50
F CFA313
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
MAD3.66
|
$0.41
F CFA259
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MAD3.84
|
$1.04
F CFA656
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MAD3.09
|
$1.20
F CFA752
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.20
|
$0.61
F CFA386
|
|
pay 13.3% less for transportation
Rabat
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
MAD55.98
|
$4.84
F CFA3,044
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.17
MAD252.28
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,227.16
MAD343,098.31
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
MAD69.63
|
?? | |
pay 63.4% more for housing
Rabat
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.69
MAD377.82
|
$44.85
F CFA28,207
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$396.93
MAD3,978.90
|
$408.47
F CFA256,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.91
MAD2,264.56
|
$285.93
F CFA179,826
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.22
MAD292.90
|
$89.13
F CFA56,053
|
|
pay 85.8% more for childcare
Rabat
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.81
MAD1,271.18
|
$122.54
F CFA77,068
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,470.70
MAD54,839.17
|
$15,052.55
F CFA9,466,752
|
|
pay 1.4% more for entertainment and sports
Rabat
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
MAD40.36
|
$1.14
F CFA719
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
MAD17.52
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
MAD39.86
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.09
MAD261.48
|
$57.19
F CFA35,965
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.54
MAD65.59
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Rabat
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.04
MAD491.54
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.40
MAD425.01
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.38
MAD946.04
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.59
MAD888.02
|
?? |
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