Ouagadougou vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost of Living Summary

Ouagadougou is 22.1% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.

Restaurants
pay 16.8% more in Ouagadougou
Groceries
pay 46.9% more in Ouagadougou
Transportation
pay 81.9% more in Ouagadougou
Housing
pay 8.2% less in Ouagadougou
Childcare
pay 0.4% less in Ouagadougou
Entertainment and Sports
pay 4.3% less in Ouagadougou

The cost of transportation, groceries, and restaurants in Ouagadougou are more expensive than in Bandar Seri Begawan. Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, and childcare are lower in Ouagadougou. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Ouagadougou.

Ouagadougou vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:

pay 16.8% more for restaurants

 
Bandar Seri Begawan
Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.68
BND4.70
$5.37
F CFA3,018
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.15
BND7.86
$8.05
F CFA4,527
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.97
BND1.25
$0.83
F CFA469

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pay 46.9% more for groceries

 
Bandar Seri Begawan
Ouagadougou
Bread
1 loaf
$1.73
BND2.22
$0.95
F CFA533
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.61
BND4.61
$8.94
F CFA5,030
Milk (1 gallon) $6.83
BND8.73
$10.61
F CFA5,966

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pay 81.9% more for transportation

 
Bandar Seri Begawan
Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon) $1.48
BND1.89
$5.76
F CFA3,237
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $38,674.88
BND49,429.08
$38,457.72
F CFA22M

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pay 8.2% less for housing

 
Bandar Seri Begawan
Ouagadougou
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$68.09
BND87.03
$50.62
F CFA28,470
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $719.61
BND919.71
$447.18
F CFA251K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $451.29
BND576.77
$280.23
F CFA158K

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pay 0.4% less for childcare

 
Bandar Seri Begawan
Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $156.63
BND200.19
$134.15
F CFA75,450
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,593.11
BND19,929.04
$17,731.14
F CFA10M

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pay 4.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Bandar Seri Begawan
Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.93
BND2.47
$1.07
F CFA604
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.71
BND4.75
$1.79
F CFA1,006
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$15.47
BND19.77
$1.79
F CFA1,006

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Bandar Seri Begawan
Ouagadougou
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$95.43
BND121.97
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$68.10
BND87.04
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$116.07
BND148.34
??

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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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