Cost of living comparison

 Yaounde, Cameroon
compared to
 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou vs. Yaounde Cost of Living Summary

Ouagadougou is 99.6% more expensive than Yaounde.

Restaurants
pay 11.7% less in Ouagadougou
Groceries
pay 43.8% more in Ouagadougou
Transportation
pay 5.3% more in Ouagadougou
Housing
pay 78.7% more in Ouagadougou
Childcare
pay 5.1 times more in Ouagadougou
Entertainment and Sports
pay 70.0% more in Ouagadougou

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

Ouagadougou vs. Yaounde Cost Breakdown

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

pay 11.7% less for restaurants

 
Yaounde
Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.08
FCFA2,325
$1.23
F CFA697
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.90
FCFA2,790
$7.35
F CFA4,185
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.44
FCFA818
$0.76
F CFA434

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pay 43.8% more for groceries

 
Yaounde
Ouagadougou
Bread
1 loaf
$0.40
FCFA229
$0.71
F CFA407
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.54
FCFA3,720
$8.17
F CFA4,650
Milk (1 gallon) $9.09
FCFA5,175
$9.16
F CFA5,215

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pay 5.3% more for transportation

 
Yaounde
Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.60
FCFA2,616
$4.84
F CFA2,755
Monthly public transit pass $16.34
FCFA9,300
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,043.95
FCFA17,669,743
??

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pay 78.7% more for housing

 
Yaounde
Ouagadougou
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$43.57
FCFA24,800
$44.85
F CFA25,528
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $149.77
FCFA85,249
$408.47
F CFA232,497
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $191.98
FCFA109,273
$285.93
F CFA162,748

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pay 5.1 times more for childcare

 
Yaounde
Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $231.89
FCFA131,989
$122.54
F CFA69,749
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,552.20
FCFA883,487
$15,052.55
F CFA8,567,680

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pay 70.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Yaounde
Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.06
FCFA604
$1.14
F CFA651
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.60
FCFA909
$1.63
F CFA930
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.63
FCFA930
$1.63
F CFA930

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Yaounde
Ouagadougou
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$24.51
FCFA13,950
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$28.59
FCFA16,275
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$24.51
FCFA13,950
??

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025
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