Cost of living comparison
Ouagadougou is 57.4% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 82.2% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.32
|
$0.84
F CFA510
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
$2.18
F CFA1,327
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.40
|
$0.63
F CFA383
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.36
|
$0.50
F CFA306
|
|
pay 21.2% less for groceries
Brussels
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
$1.06
F CFA646
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.55
€7.01
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.35
|
$8.56
F CFA5,215
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.25
|
$2.01
F CFA1,225
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.96
€4.61
|
$3.04
F CFA1,852
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.94
F CFA571
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$0.57
F CFA347
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$0.43
F CFA262
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.26
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.53
F CFA324
|
|
pay 59.3% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
€7.16
|
$4.14
F CFA2,522
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.87
€50.03
|
$15.08
F CFA9,189
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,525.10
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€21.13
|
$9.22
F CFA5,616
|
|
pay 56.5% less for housing
Brussels
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.77
€51.79
|
$37.38
F CFA22,768
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,043.18
€968.74
|
$419.03
F CFA255,251
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$873.71
€811.37
|
$173.90
F CFA105,929
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.26
€152.54
|
$76.90
F CFA46,846
|
|
pay 64.6% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$944.84
€877.43
|
$72.63
F CFA44,244
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,473.75
€22,727.55
|
$15,441.40
F CFA9,406,199
|
|
pay 62.6% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.11
|
$1.17
F CFA715
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
€3.45
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.17
€31.73
|
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
|
pay 55.7% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.22
€82.86
|
$13.41
F CFA8,168
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.58
€30.26
|
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.94
€90.95
|
$33.52
F CFA20,420
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.04
€122.62
|
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
|
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