Cost of living comparison
Ouagadougou is 38.9% cheaper than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 68.9% less for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,479
|
$0.84
CFA514
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,112
|
$2.18
CFA1,336
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,426
|
$0.63
CFA385
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA437
|
$0.50
CFA308
|
|
pay 39.2% less for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,023
|
$1.06
CFA651
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,913
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA5,007
|
$8.56
CFA5,250
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,842
|
$2.01
CFA1,233
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,326
|
$3.04
CFA1,865
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,393
|
$0.94
CFA575
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA843
|
$0.57
CFA350
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,160
|
$0.43
CFA264
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,697
|
$0.59
CFA361
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA696
|
$0.80
CFA490
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA928
|
$0.53
CFA326
|
|
pay 13.2% less for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,321
|
$4.14
CFA2,539
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.08
CFA9,251
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,192,242
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,800
|
$9.22
CFA5,653
|
|
pay 54.0% less for housing
Brazzaville
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA183,973
|
$37.38
CFA22,921
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA307,587
|
$419.03
CFA256,965
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA153,311
|
$173.90
CFA106,640
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA259,795
|
$76.90
CFA47,161
|
|
pay 9.2% less for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA735,893
|
$72.63
CFA44,541
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,396,552
|
$15,441.40
CFA9,469,355
|
|
pay 27.4% less for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA716
|
$1.17
CFA720
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,921
|
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA819
|
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,701
|
$29.33
CFA17,988
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,117
|
$2.10
CFA1,285
|
|
pay 60.1% less for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,530
|
$13.41
CFA8,223
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,529
|
$29.33
CFA17,988
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA78,189
|
$33.52
CFA20,557
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA56,917
|
$50.28
CFA30,836
|
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