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Ouagadougou vs. Apia Cost of Living Summary

Ouagadougou is 80.2% more expensive than Apia.

Restaurants
pay 61.8% less in Ouagadougou
Groceries
pay 3.1 times more in Ouagadougou
Transportation
pay 14.2% less in Ouagadougou
Housing
pay 4.3 times more in Ouagadougou
Entertainment and Sports
pay 58.1% less in Ouagadougou

The cost of housing and groceries in Ouagadougou are more expensive than in Apia. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Ouagadougou. Notably, housing and groceries are significantly more expensive in Ouagadougou.

Ouagadougou vs. Apia Cost Breakdown

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

pay 61.8% less for restaurants

 
Apia
Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $53.35
WST146.40
$5.37
F CFA3,068
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$13.95
WST38.30
$8.05
F CFA4,602
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.07
WST5.69
$0.83
F CFA477

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pay 3.1 times more for groceries

 
Apia
Ouagadougou
Bread
1 loaf
$0.81
WST2.22
$0.95
F CFA542
Local cheese (8 oz) $0.45
WST1.23
$8.94
F CFA5,114
Milk (1 gallon) $6.80
WST18.66
$10.61
F CFA6,065

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pay 14.2% less for transportation

 
Apia
Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.08
WST11.19
$5.76
F CFA3,291
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $38,457.72
F CFA22M

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pay 4.3 times more for housing

 
Apia
Ouagadougou
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$35.92
WST98.57
$50.62
F CFA28,943
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $447.18
F CFA256K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $280.23
F CFA160K

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Apia
Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $134.15
F CFA76,705
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $17,731.14
F CFA10M

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pay 58.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Apia
Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.31
WST11.83
$1.07
F CFA614
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.50
WST6.87
$1.79
F CFA1,023
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.11
WST16.76
$1.79
F CFA1,023

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Apia
Ouagadougou
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? ??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? ??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? ??

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2026
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