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Ouagadougou vs. Brasilia Cost of Living Summary

Ouagadougou is 27.1% more expensive than Brasilia.

Restaurants
pay 17.0% less in Ouagadougou
Groceries
pay 85.3% more in Ouagadougou
Transportation
pay 57.3% more in Ouagadougou
Housing
pay 52.5% more in Ouagadougou
Childcare
pay 33.1% less in Ouagadougou
Entertainment and Sports
pay 17.4% more in Ouagadougou

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

Ouagadougou vs. Brasilia Cost Breakdown

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

pay 17.0% less for restaurants

 
Brasilia
Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.45
R$39.60
$5.37
F CFA3,038
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.52
R$34.65
$8.05
F CFA4,557
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.24
R$6.59
$0.83
F CFA473

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pay 85.3% more for groceries

 
Brasilia
Ouagadougou
Bread
1 loaf
$1.69
R$8.97
$0.95
F CFA536
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.71
R$25.02
$8.94
F CFA5,063
Milk (1 gallon) $3.80
R$20.19
$10.61
F CFA6,005

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pay 57.3% more for transportation

 
Brasilia
Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.36
R$23.16
$5.76
F CFA3,258
Monthly public transit pass $45.47
R$241.58
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,087.28
R$139K
$38,457.72
F CFA22M

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pay 52.5% more for housing

 
Brasilia
Ouagadougou
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$21.51
R$114.30
$50.62
F CFA28,656
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $445.35
R$2,366.31
$447.18
F CFA253K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $275.58
R$1,464.29
$280.23
F CFA159K

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pay 33.1% less for childcare

 
Brasilia
Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $508.18
R$2,700.19
$134.15
F CFA75,944
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $16,521.94
R$87,787.70
$17,731.14
F CFA10M

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pay 17.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Brasilia
Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.86
R$9.90
$1.07
F CFA608
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.02
R$10.74
$1.79
F CFA1,013
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.24
R$11.88
$1.79
F CFA1,013

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Brasilia
Ouagadougou
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$59.06
R$313.78
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$42.69
R$226.81
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$73.11
R$388.49
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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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