Cost of living comparison
Ouagadougou is 2.2 times more expensive than Asmara.
If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Asmara, you would:
pay 46.1% less for restaurants
Asmara
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$0.83
F CFA502
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$2.15
F CFA1,306
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
$0.77
F CFA469
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
$0.41
F CFA251
|
|
pay 3.8% more for groceries
Asmara
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$0.89
F CFA539
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
$9.20
F CFA5,600
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$2.53
F CFA1,537
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
$0.50
F CFA305
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
$0.43
F CFA260
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
$0.68
F CFA413
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
$1.36
F CFA825
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
$0.58
F CFA351
|
|
pay 18.2% more for transportation
Asmara
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
$4.58
F CFA2,786
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$4.95
F CFA3,014
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$13.70
F CFA8,339
|
|
pay 22.3% more for housing
Asmara
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$41.19
F CFA25,068
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$412.75
F CFA251,185
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$206.38
F CFA125,593
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$69.44
F CFA42,258
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for childcare
Asmara
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$123.83
F CFA75,356
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$15,210.19
F CFA9,256,377
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Asmara
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$1.16
F CFA703
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
$1.24
F CFA754
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$1.65
F CFA1,005
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$41.28
F CFA25,119
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Asmara
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
?? |
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