Cost of living comparison
Ouagadougou is 63.9% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Russia, you would:
pay 36.0% less for restaurants
Russia
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.85
RUB619.76
|
$0.83
F CFA499
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.21
RUB380.42
|
$2.15
F CFA1,297
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
RUB76.18
|
$0.77
F CFA466
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB36.79
|
$0.41
F CFA249
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Russia
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
RUB44.03
|
$0.89
F CFA535
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
RUB355.47
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.21
RUB289.97
|
$9.20
F CFA5,560
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB109.81
|
$2.53
F CFA1,526
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
RUB155.83
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB50.85
|
$0.80
F CFA483
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB50.56
|
$0.50
F CFA303
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RUB67.58
|
$0.43
F CFA258
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RUB81.60
|
$0.68
F CFA410
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB19.90
|
$1.36
F CFA820
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB19.77
|
$0.58
F CFA348
|
|
pay 81.0% more for transportation
Russia
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.21
RUB199.88
|
$4.58
F CFA2,766
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.07
RUB1,723.85
|
$4.95
F CFA2,993
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,869.86
RUB2,610,294.63
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.42
RUB399.82
|
$13.70
F CFA8,280
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Russia
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.26
RUB566.24
|
$41.19
F CFA24,889
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.16
RUB28,676.48
|
$412.75
F CFA249,387
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.57
RUB19,671.53
|
$206.38
F CFA124,693
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.11
RUB6,158.64
|
$69.44
F CFA41,956
|
|
pay 65.9% more for childcare
Russia
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.06
RUB19,173.51
|
$123.83
F CFA74,816
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,562.55
RUB502,942.67
|
$15,210.19
F CFA9,190,100
|
|
pay 12.9% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
RUB135.46
|
$1.16
F CFA698
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
RUB155.26
|
$1.24
F CFA748
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
RUB198.29
|
$1.65
F CFA998
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
RUB2,622.58
|
$41.28
F CFA24,939
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
RUB377.93
|
$8.26
F CFA4,988
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Russia
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
RUB5,247.79
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
RUB3,312.22
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.11
RUB7,062.16
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.83
RUB7,127.48
|
?? |
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