Cost of living comparison

 Tunis, Tunisia
compared to
 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou vs. Tunis Cost of Living Summary

Ouagadougou is 91.9% more expensive than Tunis.

Restaurants
pay 13.8% more in Ouagadougou
Groceries
pay 2.7 times more in Ouagadougou
Transportation
pay 58.2% more in Ouagadougou
Housing
pay 86.8% more in Ouagadougou
Childcare
pay 2.9 times more in Ouagadougou
Entertainment and Sports
pay 27.2% more in Ouagadougou

The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Ouagadougou are more expensive than in Tunis. Notably, childcare, groceries, and housing are significantly more expensive in Ouagadougou.

Ouagadougou vs. Tunis Cost Breakdown

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

pay 13.8% more for restaurants

 
Tunis
Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.85
TND11.500
$1.23
F CFA707
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.81
TND14.370
$7.35
F CFA4,242
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.67
TND2.000
$0.76
F CFA440

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

 
Tunis
Ouagadougou
Bread
1 loaf
$0.15
TND0.460
$0.71
F CFA412
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.85
TND14.500
$8.17
F CFA4,713
Milk (1 gallon) $1.72
TND5.140
$9.16
F CFA5,286

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pay 58.2% more for transportation

 
Tunis
Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.06
TND9.150
$4.84
F CFA2,792
Monthly public transit pass $11.22
TND33.540
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $38,454.35
TND114,980.590
??

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pay 86.8% more for housing

 
Tunis
Ouagadougou
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$22.62
TND67.630
$44.85
F CFA25,875
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $254.97
TND762.370
$408.47
F CFA235,660
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $174.18
TND520.820
$285.93
F CFA164,962

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

 
Tunis
Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $97.37
TND291.140
$122.54
F CFA70,698
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,244.15
TND9,700.180
$15,052.55
F CFA8,684,255

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pay 27.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Tunis
Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.84
TND5.510
$1.14
F CFA660
Cappuccino in mid-range area $0.97
TND2.910
$1.63
F CFA943
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.20
TND9.580
$1.63
F CFA943

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Tunis
Ouagadougou
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$46.18
TND138.080
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$53.28
TND159.310
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$92.44
TND276.400
??

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