Cost of living comparison

 Washington (DC), United States
compared to
 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou vs. Washington Cost of Living Summary
Ouagadougou vs. Washington Cost Breakdown

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

pay 70.6% less for restaurants

 
Washington
Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $25.00
 
$1.23
F CFA696
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.00
 
$7.35
F CFA4,176
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.78
 
$0.76
F CFA433

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pay 24.3% less for groceries

 
Washington
Ouagadougou
Bread
1 loaf
$4.34
 
$0.71
F CFA406
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.84
 
$8.17
F CFA4,640
Milk (1 gallon) $4.14
 
$9.16
F CFA5,203

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pay 32.3% more for transportation

 
Washington
Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.66
 
$4.84
F CFA2,749
Monthly public transit pass $75.00
 
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,699.74
 
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pay 60.5% less for housing

 
Washington
Ouagadougou
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$66.46
 
$44.85
F CFA25,473
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,582.95
 
$408.47
F CFA231,993
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $2,028.70
 
$285.93
F CFA162,395

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pay 77.6% less for childcare

 
Washington
Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $2,273.25
 
$122.54
F CFA69,598
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $38,250.00
 
$15,052.55
F CFA8,549,134

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pay 68.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Washington
Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $8.00
 
$1.14
F CFA650
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.55
 
$1.63
F CFA928
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$11.75
 
$1.63
F CFA928

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Washington
Ouagadougou
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$74.13
 
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$50.77
 
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$105.47
 
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