Cost of living comparison
Ouagadougou is 7.9% cheaper than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 38.4% less for restaurants
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.97
BND3.85
|
$0.83
F CFA488
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
BND6.74
|
$2.15
F CFA1,269
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BND1.01
|
$0.77
F CFA455
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BND0.69
|
$0.41
F CFA244
|
|
pay 17.0% less for groceries
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
BND2.33
|
$0.89
F CFA523
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.22
BND2.89
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
BND8.15
|
$9.20
F CFA5,439
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BND2.97
|
$2.53
F CFA1,493
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
BND3.37
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
BND1.91
|
$0.80
F CFA472
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.31
|
$0.50
F CFA296
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
BND2.18
|
$0.43
F CFA252
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
BND2.14
|
$0.68
F CFA401
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
BND0.91
|
$1.36
F CFA802
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
BND0.98
|
$0.58
F CFA341
|
|
pay 28.8% more for transportation
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.48
BND1.92
|
$4.58
F CFA2,706
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.25
BND28.90
|
$4.95
F CFA2,928
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,214.70
BND32,755.58
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.22
BND32.76
|
$13.70
F CFA8,100
|
|
pay 6.7% less for housing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
BND62.65
|
$41.19
F CFA24,349
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$593.65
BND771.19
|
$412.75
F CFA243,978
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$519.45
BND674.81
|
$206.38
F CFA121,989
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.85
BND50.47
|
$69.44
F CFA41,046
|
|
pay 6.1% more for childcare
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.07
BND163.78
|
$123.83
F CFA73,193
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,339.96
BND17,329.50
|
$15,210.19
F CFA8,990,785
|
|
pay 20.0% less for entertainment and sports
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
BND2.41
|
$1.16
F CFA683
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
BND4.19
|
$1.24
F CFA732
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.98
BND16.86
|
$1.65
F CFA976
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.80
BND53.00
|
$41.28
F CFA24,398
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.45
BND5.78
|
$8.26
F CFA4,880
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.28
BND28.94
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.75
BND32.16
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.58
BND112.47
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.56
BND112.44
|
?? |
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