Cost of living comparison
Ouagadougou is 33.8% more expensive than Sarajevo.
If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Sarajevo, you would:
pay 42.1% less for restaurants
|
Sarajevo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.48
BAM10.27
|
$1.23
F CFA771
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.58
BAM12.33
|
$7.35
F CFA4,624
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
BAM3.27
|
$0.76
F CFA480
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
BAM1.86
|
$0.53
F CFA334
|
|
pay 63.5% more for groceries
|
Sarajevo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
BAM1.89
|
$0.71
F CFA450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.10
BAM7.69
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.87
BAM9.13
|
$9.16
F CFA5,762
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
BAM5.05
|
$2.86
F CFA1,800
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
BAM5.96
|
$8.89
F CFA5,593
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
BAM0.97
|
$1.48
F CFA932
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
BAM1.47
|
$0.50
F CFA313
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
BAM1.30
|
$0.41
F CFA259
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
BAM1.63
|
$1.04
F CFA656
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
BAM0.79
|
$1.20
F CFA752
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
BAM0.81
|
$0.61
F CFA386
|
|
pay 13.4% less for transportation
|
Sarajevo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.59
BAM10.48
|
$4.84
F CFA3,044
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.46
BAM55.23
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,761.68
BAM48,291.28
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.95
BAM14.90
|
?? | |
pay 10.9% more for housing
|
Sarajevo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.02
BAM54.39
|
$44.85
F CFA28,207
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$367.49
BAM688.87
|
$408.47
F CFA256,894
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$255.37
BAM478.71
|
$285.93
F CFA179,826
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.96
BAM252.99
|
$89.13
F CFA56,053
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Sarajevo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.48
BAM394.55
|
$122.54
F CFA77,068
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,987.26
BAM5,599.73
|
$15,052.55
F CFA9,466,752
|
|
pay 2.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sarajevo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
BAM4.11
|
$1.14
F CFA719
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
BAM3.43
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
BAM6.37
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.73
BAM61.35
|
$57.19
F CFA35,965
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
BAM10.27
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Sarajevo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.27
BAM172.96
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.94
BAM58.00
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.31
BAM163.66
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.79
BAM175.81
|
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