Cost of living comparison
Ouagadougou is 51.0% cheaper than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 86.7% less for restaurants
Copenhagen
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.77
DKK149.45
|
$0.83
F CFA498
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.51
DKK99.63
|
$2.15
F CFA1,294
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.75
DKK25.74
|
$0.77
F CFA465
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
DKK19.93
|
$0.41
F CFA249
|
|
pay 37.3% less for groceries
Copenhagen
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.54
DKK24.32
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.17
DKK42.38
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.50
DKK51.45
|
$9.20
F CFA5,548
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
DKK32.42
|
$2.53
F CFA1,523
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.08
DKK34.91
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
DKK9.49
|
$0.80
F CFA482
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
DKK8.93
|
$0.50
F CFA302
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.47
DKK10.10
|
$0.43
F CFA257
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
DKK13.72
|
$0.68
F CFA409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
DKK6.78
|
$1.36
F CFA818
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
DKK5.96
|
$0.58
F CFA347
|
|
pay 61.3% less for transportation
Copenhagen
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
DKK53.47
|
$4.58
F CFA2,760
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.34
DKK647.60
|
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$47,149.09
DKK323,659.61
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.42
DKK181.33
|
$13.70
F CFA8,262
|
|
pay 51.5% less for housing
Copenhagen
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.16
DKK255.12
|
$41.19
F CFA24,836
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,741.81
DKK11,956.83
|
$412.75
F CFA248,857
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,268.50
DKK8,707.73
|
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.03
DKK1,105.39
|
$69.44
F CFA41,867
|
|
pay 7.4% less for childcare
Copenhagen
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$551.78
DKK3,787.77
|
$123.83
F CFA74,657
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,343.23
DKK64,137.56
|
$15,210.19
F CFA9,170,573
|
|
pay 61.7% less for entertainment and sports
Copenhagen
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.71
DKK59.78
|
$1.16
F CFA697
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.34
DKK43.50
|
$1.24
F CFA747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
DKK61.77
|
$1.65
F CFA995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.82
DKK293.95
|
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.87
DKK129.52
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Copenhagen
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$106.73
DKK732.67
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.45
DKK305.12
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.59
DKK793.46
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.32
DKK1,141.72
|
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