Cost of living comparison
Ouagadougou is 3.1% more expensive than Havana.
If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Havana, you would:
pay 70.6% less for restaurants
Havana
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
CUC5.00
|
$0.83
F CFA498
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
CUC6.50
|
$2.15
F CFA1,294
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
CUC2.20
|
$0.77
F CFA465
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
CUC1.25
|
$0.41
F CFA249
|
|
pay 18.9% less for groceries
Havana
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
CUC0.82
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.98
CUC2.98
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.19
CUC11.19
|
$9.20
F CFA5,548
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
CUC2.60
|
$2.53
F CFA1,523
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
CUC2.42
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
CUC2.27
|
$0.80
F CFA482
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CUC0.57
|
$0.50
F CFA302
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
CUC1.50
|
$0.43
F CFA257
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
CUC0.65
|
$0.68
F CFA409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
CUC0.95
|
$1.36
F CFA818
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
CUC1.29
|
$0.58
F CFA347
|
|
pay 25.8% less for transportation
Havana
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.71
CUC4.71
|
$4.58
F CFA2,760
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.50
CUC22.50
|
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$72,500.00
CUC72,500.00
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.24
CUC13.24
|
$13.70
F CFA8,262
|
|
pay 6.4% more for housing
Havana
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$263.33
CUC263.33
|
$41.19
F CFA24,836
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.87
CUC363.87
|
$412.75
F CFA248,857
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.03
CUC378.03
|
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.68
CUC28.68
|
$69.44
F CFA41,867
|
|
pay 3.7% more for childcare
Havana
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.67
CUC115.67
|
$123.83
F CFA74,657
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,166.67
CUC15,166.67
|
$15,210.19
F CFA9,170,573
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Havana
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
CUC2.50
|
$1.16
F CFA697
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.28
CUC1.28
|
$1.24
F CFA747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
CUC3.50
|
$1.65
F CFA995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.33
CUC40.33
|
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.00
CUC1.00
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Havana
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.75
CUC39.75
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.67
CUC33.67
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.25
CUC76.25
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.47
CUC79.47
|
?? |
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