Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 2.2 times more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
Ouagadougou
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$9.92
RUB902.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,294
|
$4.92
RUB447.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA465
|
$1.10
RUB100.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$0.60
RUB54.58
|
|
pay 4.3% less for groceries
Ouagadougou
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
$0.63
RUB57.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.72
RUB429.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,548
|
$3.62
RUB329.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,523
|
$1.74
RUB158.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.18
RUB198.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$0.64
RUB57.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$0.69
RUB62.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA257
|
$0.79
RUB72.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA409
|
$1.56
RUB141.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA818
|
$0.19
RUB17.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA347
|
$0.20
RUB18.47
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Ouagadougou
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,760
|
$2.31
RUB210.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
$29.87
RUB2,717.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,820.00
RUB2,986,351.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,262
|
$5.69
RUB517.63
|
|
pay 54.1% more for housing
Ouagadougou
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,836
|
$6.03
RUB548.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA248,857
|
$881.83
RUB80,239.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
$532.09
RUB48,415.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,867
|
$90.54
RUB8,238.59
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Ouagadougou
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,657
|
$484.25
RUB44,062.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,170,573
|
$11,553.80
RUB1,051,301.61
|
|
pay 59.0% more for entertainment and sports
Ouagadougou
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA697
|
$3.28
RUB298.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$2.63
RUB239.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA995
|
$2.52
RUB228.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
$32.93
RUB2,996.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$5.47
RUB497.73
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Ouagadougou
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$98.68
RUB8,979.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$46.53
RUB4,233.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$117.96
RUB10,733.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$114.14
RUB10,386.04
|
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