Cost of living comparison
Ouagadougou is 20.5% cheaper than Valletta.
If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 66.6% less for restaurants
Valletta
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.41
|
$1.23
F CFA771
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.28
|
$7.35
F CFA4,624
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
€2.46
|
$0.76
F CFA480
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
€1.83
|
$0.53
F CFA334
|
|
pay 12.2% more for groceries
Valletta
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
€1.34
|
$0.71
F CFA450
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
€4.62
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.62
€4.43
|
$9.16
F CFA5,762
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
€3.03
|
$2.86
F CFA1,800
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.68
€3.53
|
$8.89
F CFA5,593
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
€1.35
|
$1.48
F CFA932
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.80
|
$0.50
F CFA313
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.11
|
$0.41
F CFA259
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.52
|
$1.04
F CFA656
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$1.20
F CFA752
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.78
|
$0.61
F CFA386
|
|
pay 11.0% less for transportation
Valletta
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
€5.21
|
$4.84
F CFA3,044
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,186.43
€24,148.07
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.79
€25.69
|
?? | |
pay 13.2% less for housing
Valletta
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.37
€29.11
|
$44.85
F CFA28,207
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,093.20
€1,048.13
|
$408.47
F CFA256,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$955.66
€916.26
|
$285.93
F CFA179,826
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.53
€64.74
|
$89.13
F CFA56,053
|
|
pay 2.9% less for childcare
Valletta
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$660.21
€632.99
|
$122.54
F CFA77,068
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,574.10
€8,220.62
|
$15,052.55
F CFA9,466,752
|
|
pay 41.7% less for entertainment and sports
Valletta
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.11
|
$1.14
F CFA719
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
€2.40
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.95
€5.70
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.16
€45.21
|
$57.19
F CFA35,965
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.08
€15.41
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Valletta
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.77
€87.99
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.73
€34.25
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.78
€89.91
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.82
€97.62
|
?? |
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