Cost of living comparison
Saint Helier is 6.6 times more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 14.8 times more for restaurants
Ouagadougou
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA499
|
$37.84
£29.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,297
|
$8.83
£6.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA466
|
$2.84
£2.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$2.29
£1.80
|
|
pay 99.9% more for groceries
Ouagadougou
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA535
|
$2.03
£1.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.49
£4.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,560
|
$7.51
£5.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,526
|
$5.04
£3.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$5.39
£4.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA483
|
$1.95
£1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA303
|
$0.86
£0.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA258
|
$1.80
£1.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA410
|
$1.43
£1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA820
|
$1.09
£0.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA348
|
$0.92
£0.73
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for transportation
Ouagadougou
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,766
|
$7.04
£5.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,993
|
$65.58
£51.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,458.39
£23,913.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,280
|
$41.21
£32.36
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Ouagadougou
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,889
|
$64.32
£50.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA249,387
|
$1,860.29
£1,460.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,693
|
$1,686.88
£1,324.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,956
|
$108.19
£84.94
|
|
pay 8.7 times more for childcare
Ouagadougou
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,816
|
$2,002.18
£1,571.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,190,100
|
$18,733.28
£14,707.76
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Ouagadougou
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA698
|
$6.94
£5.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA748
|
$4.76
£3.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA998
|
$12.93
£10.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,939
|
$76.30
£59.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,988
|
$16.40
£12.87
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Ouagadougou
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$94.59
£74.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$54.23
£42.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$99.32
£77.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$122.97
£96.54
|
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