Cost of living comparison
Ouagadougou is 24.3% cheaper than Bangkok.
If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 17.1% less for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
฿106.80
|
$0.84
CFA506
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
฿213.60
|
$2.18
CFA1,316
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
฿20.61
|
$0.63
CFA380
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
฿11.66
|
$0.50
CFA304
|
|
pay 2.4% less for groceries
Bangkok
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
฿67.32
|
$1.06
CFA641
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
฿313.60
|
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Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
฿238.54
|
$8.56
CFA5,172
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
฿72.97
|
$2.01
CFA1,215
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
฿52.68
|
$3.04
CFA1,837
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
฿49.23
|
$0.94
CFA566
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿22.93
|
$0.57
CFA344
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
฿32.62
|
$0.43
CFA260
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.53
|
$0.59
CFA356
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.35
|
$0.80
CFA482
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿22.67
|
$0.53
CFA321
|
|
pay 27.0% less for transportation
Bangkok
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
฿161.35
|
$4.14
CFA2,501
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
฿1,388.40
|
$15.08
CFA9,113
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
฿2,135,994.21
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
฿383.41
|
$9.22
CFA5,569
|
|
pay 20.7% more for housing
Bangkok
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
฿569.27
|
$37.38
CFA22,580
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
฿23,847.25
|
$419.03
CFA253,135
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
฿11,355.32
|
$173.90
CFA105,051
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
฿2,201.81
|
$76.90
CFA46,458
|
|
pay 36.3% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
฿20,348.53
|
$72.63
CFA43,877
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
฿488,181.48
|
$15,441.40
CFA9,328,206
|
|
pay 52.3% less for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
฿85.44
|
$1.17
CFA709
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
฿83.28
|
$1.68
CFA1,013
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
฿160.20
|
$1.68
CFA1,013
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
฿2,051.25
|
$29.33
CFA17,719
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
฿288.36
|
$2.10
CFA1,266
|
|
pay 55.4% less for clothing
Bangkok
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
฿2,165.07
|
$13.41
CFA8,100
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
฿1,465.92
|
$29.33
CFA17,719
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
฿3,523.42
|
$33.52
CFA20,251
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
฿3,689.00
|
$50.28
CFA30,376
|
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