Cost of living comparison
China is 56.8% more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in China instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 86.5% more for restaurants
Ouagadougou
|
China
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$3.04
CN¥21.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,294
|
$5.19
CN¥37.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA465
|
$0.49
CN¥3.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$0.30
CN¥2.15
|
|
pay 3.6% less for groceries
Ouagadougou
|
China
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
$1.65
CN¥11.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.98
CN¥43.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,548
|
$7.16
CN¥51.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,523
|
$1.65
CN¥11.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.58
CN¥11.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$0.76
CN¥5.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$0.58
CN¥4.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA257
|
$0.66
CN¥4.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA409
|
$0.53
CN¥3.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA818
|
$0.33
CN¥2.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA347
|
$0.41
CN¥2.96
|
|
pay 91.6% more for transportation
Ouagadougou
|
China
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,760
|
$4.45
CN¥32.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
$22.24
CN¥160.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,593.81
CN¥141,530.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,262
|
$3.91
CN¥28.24
|
|
pay 32.7% less for housing
Ouagadougou
|
China
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,836
|
$12.06
CN¥87.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA248,857
|
$335.80
CN¥2,425.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
$208.96
CN¥1,509.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,867
|
$39.78
CN¥287.33
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Ouagadougou
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,657
|
$483.22
CN¥3,490.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,170,573
|
$18,043.44
CN¥130,331.35
|
|
pay 44.3% more for entertainment and sports
Ouagadougou
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA697
|
$1.08
CN¥7.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$3.20
CN¥23.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA995
|
$3.22
CN¥23.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
$42.07
CN¥303.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$6.01
CN¥43.40
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Ouagadougou
|
China
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$48.74
CN¥352.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$31.37
CN¥226.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$73.58
CN¥531.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$76.83
CN¥554.94
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