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Ouagadougou vs. Roseau Cost of Living Summary

Ouagadougou is 25.0% more expensive than Roseau.

Restaurants: pay 48.1% less in Ouagadougou
Groceries: pay 23.9% more in Ouagadougou
Transportation: pay 7.8% more in Ouagadougou
Housing: pay 11.9% more in Ouagadougou
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Ouagadougou
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.6% less in Ouagadougou

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

Ouagadougou vs. Roseau Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.1% less for restaurants

	Roseau	Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$1.23 F CFA780	-83.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.66 EC$18.00	$7.35 F CFA4,677	+10.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 EC$4.62	$0.76 F CFA485	-55.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 EC$4.00	$0.53 F CFA338	-64.1%
Average			-48.1%

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pay 23.9% more for groceries

	Roseau	Ouagadougou
Bread 1 loaf	$2.47 EC$6.67	$0.71 F CFA455	-71.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$8.17 F CFA5,197	+635.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.24 EC$38.49	$9.16 F CFA5,828	-35.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.18 EC$14.00	$2.86 F CFA1,820	-44.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.69 EC$12.66	$8.89 F CFA5,658	+89.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.85 EC$7.71	$1.48 F CFA943	-48.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 EC$2.77	$0.50 F CFA316	-51.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.12 EC$5.74	$0.41 F CFA262	-80.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.41 EC$6.50	$1.04 F CFA664	-56.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 EC$4.00	$1.20 F CFA760	-19.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.39 EC$3.75	$0.61 F CFA390	-55.8%
Average			+23.9%

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pay 7.8% more for transportation

	Roseau	Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.49 EC$12.13	$4.84 F CFA3,079	+7.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.25 EC$87.16	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,254.25 EC$89,871.27	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$37.00 EC$100.00	??
Average			+7.8%

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pay 11.9% more for housing

	Roseau	Ouagadougou
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.74 EC$153.33	$44.85 F CFA28,531	-20.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$283.68 EC$766.67	$408.47 F CFA259,846	+44.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$203.51 EC$550.00	$285.93 F CFA181,893	+40.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.28 EC$287.22	$89.13 F CFA56,697	-16.1%
Average			+11.9%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Roseau	Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$111.01 EC$300.00	$122.54 F CFA77,954	+10.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,330.19 EC$9,000.00	$15,052.55 F CFA9,575,545	+352.0%
Average			+181.2%

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pay 26.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Roseau	Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$1.14 F CFA728	-38.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.10 EC$8.38	$1.63 F CFA1,039	-47.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$1.63 F CFA1,039	-77.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.17 EC$116.67	$57.19 F CFA36,379	+32.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.33 EC$22.50	$8.17 F CFA5,197	-1.9%
Average			-26.6%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Roseau	Ouagadougou
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.92 EC$191.67	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.24 EC$103.33	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$148.01 EC$400.00	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.70 EC$210.00	??

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