Cost of living comparison
Ouagadougou is 10.2% more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 49.3% less for restaurants
Antananarivo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
MGA17,005
|
$0.83
F CFA502
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
MGA20,006
|
$2.15
F CFA1,306
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
MGA5,446
|
$0.77
F CFA469
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MGA2,551
|
$0.41
F CFA251
|
|
pay 66.1% more for groceries
Antananarivo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
MGA5,482
|
$0.89
F CFA539
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
MGA20,935
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.78
MGA16,730
|
$9.20
F CFA5,600
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MGA9,636
|
$2.53
F CFA1,537
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MGA10,241
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MGA3,592
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
MGA1,288
|
$0.50
F CFA305
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
MGA2,382
|
$0.43
F CFA260
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
MGA1,777
|
$0.68
F CFA413
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MGA1,437
|
$1.36
F CFA825
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
MGA1,974
|
$0.58
F CFA351
|
|
pay 8.1% more for transportation
Antananarivo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
MGA21,300
|
$4.58
F CFA2,786
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$4.95
F CFA3,014
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,708.95
MGA65,020,354
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.31
MGA50,016
|
$13.70
F CFA8,339
|
|
pay 31.0% more for housing
Antananarivo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
MGA250,745
|
$41.19
F CFA25,068
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$463.90
MGA2,050,642
|
$412.75
F CFA251,185
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$140.20
MGA619,756
|
$206.38
F CFA125,593
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.30
MGA142,790
|
$69.44
F CFA42,258
|
|
pay 9.5% more for childcare
Antananarivo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.77
MGA600,188
|
$123.83
F CFA75,356
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,892.46
MGA52,570,164
|
$15,210.19
F CFA9,256,377
|
|
pay 3.9% less for entertainment and sports
Antananarivo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MGA4,501
|
$1.16
F CFA703
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
MGA5,189
|
$1.24
F CFA754
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.39
MGA15,005
|
$1.65
F CFA1,005
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.26
MGA200,063
|
$41.28
F CFA25,119
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA30,009
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Antananarivo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.14
MGA124,378
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.17
MGA133,375
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.83
MGA450,141
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.52
MGA400,125
|
?? |
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