Cost of living comparison
Ouagadougou is 57.4% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 82.2% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.41
|
$0.84
F CFA514
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
$2.18
F CFA1,335
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.41
|
$0.63
F CFA385
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.37
|
$0.50
F CFA308
|
|
pay 21.2% less for groceries
Brussels
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
$1.06
F CFA650
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.55
€7.05
|
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Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.38
|
$8.56
F CFA5,246
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.27
|
$2.01
F CFA1,232
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.96
€4.63
|
$3.04
F CFA1,863
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.94
F CFA575
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$0.57
F CFA349
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$0.43
F CFA264
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$0.59
F CFA361
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.80
F CFA489
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.53
F CFA326
|
|
pay 59.3% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
€7.20
|
$4.14
F CFA2,537
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.87
€50.32
|
$15.08
F CFA9,243
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,675.06
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€21.26
|
$9.22
F CFA5,649
|
|
pay 56.5% less for housing
Brussels
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.77
€52.09
|
$37.38
F CFA22,902
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,043.18
€974.44
|
$419.03
F CFA256,751
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$873.71
€816.14
|
$173.90
F CFA106,552
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.26
€153.43
|
$76.90
F CFA47,121
|
|
pay 64.6% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$944.84
€882.58
|
$72.63
F CFA44,503
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,473.75
€22,861.08
|
$15,441.40
F CFA9,461,458
|
|
pay 62.6% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$1.17
F CFA719
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
€3.47
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.17
€31.92
|
$29.33
F CFA17,973
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
|
pay 55.7% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.22
€83.35
|
$13.41
F CFA8,216
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.58
€30.44
|
$29.33
F CFA17,973
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.94
€91.49
|
$33.52
F CFA20,540
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.04
€123.34
|
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
|
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