Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 21.8% cheaper than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 94.5% more for restaurants
Ouagadougou
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$4.27
EGP200.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,294
|
$4.27
EGP200.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA465
|
$0.25
EGP11.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$0.12
EGP5.75
|
|
pay 56.0% less for groceries
Ouagadougou
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
$0.56
EGP26.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.68
EGP78.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,548
|
$3.57
EGP167.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,523
|
$1.44
EGP67.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.14
EGP100.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$0.62
EGP28.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$0.20
EGP9.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA257
|
$0.15
EGP7.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA409
|
$0.15
EGP7.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA818
|
$0.17
EGP7.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA347
|
$0.28
EGP13.29
|
|
pay 42.9% less for transportation
Ouagadougou
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,760
|
$0.96
EGP45.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
$6.40
EGP300.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,150.60
EGP1,602,004.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,262
|
$2.88
EGP135.17
|
|
pay 64.1% less for housing
Ouagadougou
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,836
|
$7.77
EGP364.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA248,857
|
$194.33
EGP9,116.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
$117.39
EGP5,506.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,867
|
$14.34
EGP672.62
|
|
pay 54.3% less for childcare
Ouagadougou
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,657
|
$99.11
EGP4,649.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,170,573
|
$1,728.87
EGP81,101.48
|
|
pay 7.9% less for entertainment and sports
Ouagadougou
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA697
|
$1.76
EGP82.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$1.50
EGP70.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA995
|
$1.76
EGP82.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
$17.05
EGP799.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$3.20
EGP150.19
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Ouagadougou
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$34.43
EGP1,615.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$41.73
EGP1,957.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$89.91
EGP4,217.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$50.03
EGP2,346.69
|
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