Cost of living comparison

 San Salvador, El Salvador
compared to
 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou vs. San Salvador Cost of Living Summary

Ouagadougou is 7.3% more expensive than San Salvador.

Restaurants
pay 38.6% less in Ouagadougou
Groceries
pay 17.9% more in Ouagadougou
Transportation
pay 21.8% more in Ouagadougou
Housing
pay 23.0% less in Ouagadougou
Childcare
pay 69.3% more in Ouagadougou
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.3% less in Ouagadougou

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

Ouagadougou vs. San Salvador Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of San Salvador, you would:

pay 38.6% less for restaurants

 
San Salvador
Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.00
SVC87.50
$1.23
F CFA705
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.00
SVC61.25
$7.35
F CFA4,230
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.09
SVC9.52
$0.76
F CFA439

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pay 17.9% more for groceries

 
San Salvador
Ouagadougou
Bread
1 loaf
$2.12
SVC18.55
$0.71
F CFA411
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.24
SVC28.32
$8.17
F CFA4,701
Milk (1 gallon) $7.39
SVC64.62
$9.16
F CFA5,271

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pay 21.8% more for transportation

 
San Salvador
Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.97
SVC34.77
$4.84
F CFA2,785
Monthly public transit pass $20.00
SVC175.01
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,000.00
SVC218,760.68
??

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pay 23.0% less for housing

 
San Salvador
Ouagadougou
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$42.14
SVC368.77
$44.85
F CFA25,806
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $858.33
SVC7,510.78
$408.47
F CFA235,025
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $641.67
SVC5,614.86
$285.93
F CFA164,518

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pay 69.3% more for childcare

 
San Salvador
Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $160.29
SVC1,402.57
$122.54
F CFA70,508
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,740.67
SVC50,233.28
$15,052.55
F CFA8,660,868

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pay 3.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
San Salvador
Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.00
SVC17.50
$1.14
F CFA658
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.24
SVC28.34
$1.63
F CFA940
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.00
SVC35.00
$1.63
F CFA940

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
San Salvador
Ouagadougou
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$72.14
SVC631.28
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$47.86
SVC418.77
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$112.14
SVC981.30
??

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