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Ouagadougou vs. Belgrade Cost of Living Summary

Ouagadougou is 4.5% cheaper than Belgrade.

Restaurants
pay 58.3% less in Ouagadougou
Groceries
pay 59.4% more in Ouagadougou
Transportation
pay 11.5% more in Ouagadougou
Housing
pay 25.0% less in Ouagadougou
Childcare
pay 6.8% more in Ouagadougou
Entertainment and Sports
pay 21.1% less in Ouagadougou

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

Ouagadougou vs. Belgrade Cost Breakdown

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

pay 58.3% less for restaurants

 
Belgrade
Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $12.95
RSD1,333
$5.37
F CFA3,071
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.68
RSD1,202
$8.05
F CFA4,606
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.81
RSD289
$0.83
F CFA478

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pay 59.4% more for groceries

 
Belgrade
Ouagadougou
Bread
1 loaf
$0.87
RSD90
$0.95
F CFA542
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.46
RSD562
$8.94
F CFA5,118
Milk (1 gallon) $5.50
RSD566
$10.61
F CFA6,070

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pay 11.5% more for transportation

 
Belgrade
Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.02
RSD723
$5.76
F CFA3,293
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,949.00
RSD3M
$38,457.72
F CFA22M

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pay 25.0% less for housing

 
Belgrade
Ouagadougou
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$34.99
RSD3,600
$50.62
F CFA28,966
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $875.83
RSD90,112
$447.18
F CFA256K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $591.54
RSD60,863
$280.23
F CFA160K

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pay 6.8% more for childcare

 
Belgrade
Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $457.43
RSD47,064
$134.15
F CFA76,765
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,625.72
RSD990K
$17,731.14
F CFA10M

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pay 21.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Belgrade
Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.49
RSD359
$1.07
F CFA614
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.93
RSD302
$1.79
F CFA1,024
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.67
RSD481
$1.79
F CFA1,024

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Belgrade
Ouagadougou
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$100.03
RSD10,291
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$43.05
RSD4,429
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$110.81
RSD11,401
??

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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: March 2026
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