Cost of living comparison
Brasilia is 2.1 times more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Brasilia instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Ouagadougou
|
Brasilia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA499
|
$5.85
R$30.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,297
|
$6.82
R$35.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA466
|
$1.20
R$6.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$0.80
R$4.17
|
|
pay 2.9% more for groceries
Ouagadougou
|
Brasilia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA535
|
$1.78
R$9.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.19
R$27.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,560
|
$4.10
R$21.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,526
|
$2.39
R$12.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.61
R$8.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA483
|
$0.94
R$4.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA303
|
$0.61
R$3.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA258
|
$0.48
R$2.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA410
|
$0.67
R$3.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA820
|
$0.49
R$2.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA348
|
$0.58
R$3.03
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
Ouagadougou
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,766
|
$4.15
R$21.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,993
|
$47.57
R$249.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,345.08
R$132,967.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,280
|
$8.07
R$42.35
|
|
pay 14.4% less for housing
Ouagadougou
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,889
|
$20.58
R$107.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA249,387
|
$401.50
R$2,106.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,693
|
$242.40
R$1,271.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,956
|
$53.80
R$282.25
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Ouagadougou
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,816
|
$530.73
R$2,784.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,190,100
|
$12,185.14
R$63,926.88
|
|
pay 24.0% more for entertainment and sports
Ouagadougou
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA698
|
$1.95
R$10.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA748
|
$1.95
R$10.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA998
|
$2.24
R$11.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,939
|
$26.15
R$137.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,988
|
$7.80
R$40.91
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Ouagadougou
|
Brasilia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$57.37
R$301.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$45.12
R$236.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$65.72
R$344.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$62.37
R$327.20
|
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