Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 2.8 times more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 4.7 times more for restaurants
Ouagadougou
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA499
|
$9.56
GYD1,999.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,297
|
$8.60
GYD1,799.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA466
|
$1.20
GYD249.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$0.67
GYD140.00
|
|
pay 65.9% more for groceries
Ouagadougou
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA535
|
$1.69
GYD352.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.95
GYD1,035.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,560
|
$13.96
GYD2,921.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,526
|
$2.71
GYD567.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.62
GYD548.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA483
|
$1.79
GYD375.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA303
|
$1.02
GYD213.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA258
|
$1.06
GYD222.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA410
|
$1.14
GYD238.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA820
|
$0.61
GYD128.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA348
|
$0.88
GYD185.01
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Ouagadougou
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,766
|
$3.98
GYD833.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,993
|
$28.68
GYD5,999.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$15,775.33
GYD3,299,923.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,280
|
$29.16
GYD6,099.86
|
|
pay 40.5% more for housing
Ouagadougou
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,889
|
$65.13
GYD13,624.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA249,387
|
$805.17
GYD168,428.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,693
|
$258.44
GYD54,061.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,956
|
$57.98
GYD12,129.20
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Ouagadougou
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,816
|
$917.10
GYD191,840.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,190,100
|
$20,269.40
GYD4,240,003.96
|
|
pay 68.8% more for entertainment and sports
Ouagadougou
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA698
|
$2.27
GYD474.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA748
|
$4.37
GYD914.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA998
|
$2.20
GYD459.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,939
|
$35.51
GYD7,428.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,988
|
$6.21
GYD1,299.97
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Ouagadougou
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$31.76
GYD6,642.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$47.01
GYD9,833.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$62.15
GYD12,999.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$62.94
GYD13,166.36
|
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