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Ouagadougou vs. Abuja Cost of Living Summary

Ouagadougou is 2.0 times more expensive than Abuja.

Restaurants: pay 70.3% more in Ouagadougou
Groceries: pay 60.3% more in Ouagadougou
Transportation: pay 65.5% more in Ouagadougou
Housing: pay 6.8% more in Ouagadougou
Childcare: pay 5.0 times more in Ouagadougou
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.3% more in Ouagadougou

The cost of childcare, restaurants, transportation, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports in Ouagadougou are more expensive than in Abuja. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Ouagadougou.

Ouagadougou vs. Abuja Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Abuja, you would:

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pay 70.3% more for restaurants

	Abuja	Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.17 NGN2,941.56	$5.37 F CFA3,038	+146.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.64 NGN6,275.37	$8.05 F CFA4,557	+73.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 NGN895.22	$0.83 F CFA473	+26.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 NGN583.58	$0.58 F CFA329	+34.7%
Average			+70.3%

Abuja vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of restaurants

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pay 60.3% more for groceries

	Abuja	Ouagadougou
Bread 1 loaf	$1.15 NGN1,557.24	$0.95 F CFA536	-17.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.95 NGN3,992.31	$8.94 F CFA5,063	+203.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.61 NGN15,706.61	$10.61 F CFA6,005	-8.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 NGN1,962.75	$3.05 F CFA1,725	+109.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 NGN2,759.74	$9.74 F CFA5,512	+377.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 NGN1,726.51	$2.03 F CFA1,148	+58.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 NGN885.71	$0.63 F CFA358	-3.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.56 NGN753.69	$0.45 F CFA257	-18.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 NGN1,297.10	$1.11 F CFA630	+16.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 NGN1,615.81	$1.01 F CFA573	-15.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 NGN1,336.09	$0.61 F CFA346	-38.1%
Average			+60.3%

Abuja vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of groceries

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pay 65.5% more for transportation

	Abuja	Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.04 NGN4,107.73	$5.76 F CFA3,258	+89.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,143.00 NGN35M	$38,457.72 F CFA22M	+47.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.29 NGN12,559.80	$14.85 F CFA8,404	+59.9%
Average			+65.5%

Abuja vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of transportation

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pay 6.8% more for housing

	Abuja	Ouagadougou
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.99 NGN62,210.76	$50.62 F CFA28,656	+10.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,461.96 NGN3M	$447.18 F CFA253K	-81.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,158.05 NGN2M	$280.23 F CFA159K	-75.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.51 NGN48,029.75	$97.57 F CFA55,235	+174.8%
Average			+6.8%

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pay 5.0 times more for childcare

	Abuja	Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$133.90 NGN181K	$134.15 F CFA75,944	+0.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,965.88 NGN3M	$17,731.14 F CFA10M	+801.9%
Average			+401.1%

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pay 3.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Abuja	Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.05 NGN1,420.26	$1.07 F CFA608	+2.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.29 NGN3,094.71	$1.79 F CFA1,013	-21.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 NGN2,705.25	$1.79 F CFA1,013	-10.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.84 NGN60,646.47	$62.61 F CFA35,440	+39.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 NGN11,298.47	$8.94 F CFA5,063	+7.1%
Average			+3.3%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Abuja	Ouagadougou
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.79 NGN40,292.53	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.76 NGN38,906.85	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.91 NGN93,206.52	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.63 NGN116K	??

Abuja vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of clothing

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