Cost of living comparison
Lima is 67.1% more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Lima instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Ouagadougou
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$4.03
PEN14.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,294
|
$6.18
PEN22.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA465
|
$0.86
PEN3.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$0.55
PEN2.03
|
|
pay 2.3% more for groceries
Ouagadougou
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
$2.33
PEN8.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.60
PEN13.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,548
|
$4.93
PEN18.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,523
|
$2.67
PEN9.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.37
PEN8.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$0.80
PEN2.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$0.49
PEN1.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA257
|
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA409
|
$0.49
PEN1.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA818
|
$0.48
PEN1.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA347
|
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Ouagadougou
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,760
|
$5.61
PEN20.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
$20.86
PEN77.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,497.63
PEN79,862.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,262
|
$20.42
PEN75.87
|
|
pay 12.4% more for housing
Ouagadougou
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,836
|
$29.05
PEN107.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA248,857
|
$557.54
PEN2,071.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
$362.83
PEN1,347.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,867
|
$47.53
PEN176.56
|
|
pay 25.6% more for childcare
Ouagadougou
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,657
|
$250.81
PEN931.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,170,573
|
$7,392.79
PEN27,463.70
|
|
pay 76.4% more for entertainment and sports
Ouagadougou
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA697
|
$2.15
PEN7.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$2.66
PEN9.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA995
|
$5.37
PEN19.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
$30.70
PEN114.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$6.72
PEN24.96
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Ouagadougou
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$43.97
PEN163.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$31.91
PEN118.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$81.88
PEN304.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$91.53
PEN340.04
|
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