Cost of living comparison
Ouagadougou is 11.0% more expensive than Niamey.
If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Niamey, you would:
pay 60.0% less for restaurants
Niamey
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.98
F CFA3,001
|
$0.83
F CFA498
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.96
F CFA6,003
|
$2.15
F CFA1,294
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
F CFA838
|
$0.77
F CFA465
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
F CFA375
|
$0.41
F CFA249
|
|
pay 23.2% more for groceries
Niamey
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
F CFA313
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.30
F CFA5,002
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.67
F CFA5,226
|
$9.20
F CFA5,548
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
F CFA1,386
|
$2.53
F CFA1,523
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
F CFA2,023
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.69
F CFA1,021
|
$0.80
F CFA482
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
F CFA363
|
$0.50
F CFA302
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA647
|
$0.43
F CFA257
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
F CFA442
|
$0.68
F CFA409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
F CFA340
|
$1.36
F CFA818
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
F CFA159
|
$0.58
F CFA347
|
|
pay 76.5% more for transportation
Niamey
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
F CFA2,113
|
$4.58
F CFA2,760
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.45
F CFA7,504
|
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,912.70
F CFA12,005,825
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.82
F CFA2,301
|
$13.70
F CFA8,262
|
|
pay 41.5% less for housing
Niamey
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.02
F CFA28,347
|
$41.19
F CFA24,836
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$808.95
F CFA487,737
|
$412.75
F CFA248,857
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.90
F CFA223,625
|
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.40
F CFA104,546
|
$69.44
F CFA41,867
|
|
pay 73.2% more for childcare
Niamey
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$940.32
F CFA566,942
|
$123.83
F CFA74,657
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,563.33
F CFA2,751,335
|
$15,210.19
F CFA9,170,573
|
|
pay 5.3% less for entertainment and sports
Niamey
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
F CFA750
|
$1.16
F CFA697
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
F CFA1,834
|
$1.24
F CFA747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
F CFA1,501
|
$1.65
F CFA995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.31
F CFA33,350
|
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
F CFA2,501
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Niamey
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.48
F CFA25,012
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.02
F CFA28,347
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.48
F CFA25,012
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
F CFA25,012
|
?? |
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