Cost of living comparison
Ouagadougou is 0.4% cheaper than Amman.
If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Amman, you would:
pay 23.8% less for restaurants
Amman
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$0.83
F CFA498
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$2.15
F CFA1,294
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
JOD0.360
|
$0.77
F CFA465
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
JOD0.260
|
$0.41
F CFA249
|
|
pay 48.2% more for groceries
Amman
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
JOD0.390
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
JOD2.470
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.73
JOD4.060
|
$9.20
F CFA5,548
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
JOD1.360
|
$2.53
F CFA1,523
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
JOD1.780
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
$0.80
F CFA482
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
JOD0.550
|
$0.50
F CFA302
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
JOD0.500
|
$0.43
F CFA257
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
JOD0.240
|
$0.68
F CFA409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
JOD0.300
|
$1.36
F CFA818
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
JOD0.280
|
$0.58
F CFA347
|
|
pay 31.1% less for transportation
Amman
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
JOD3.950
|
$4.58
F CFA2,760
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.43
JOD40.000
|
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,212.72
JOD20,000.000
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.84
JOD8.390
|
$13.70
F CFA8,262
|
|
pay 0.3% less for housing
Amman
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.55
JOD25.200
|
$41.19
F CFA24,836
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$381.83
JOD270.680
|
$412.75
F CFA248,857
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.94
JOD194.910
|
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.76
JOD49.460
|
$69.44
F CFA41,867
|
|
pay 58.9% more for childcare
Amman
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.33
JOD174.620
|
$123.83
F CFA74,657
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,685.43
JOD4,030.400
|
$15,210.19
F CFA9,170,573
|
|
pay 54.1% less for entertainment and sports
Amman
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$1.16
F CFA697
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
JOD2.820
|
$1.24
F CFA747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
$1.65
F CFA995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.83
JOD41.710
|
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.70
JOD9.000
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Amman
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.60
JOD45.800
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.83
JOD39.580
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.30
JOD81.740
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.89
JOD65.140
|
?? |
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