Cost of living comparison
Ouagadougou is 25.9% cheaper than Budapest.
If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 72.0% less for restaurants
Budapest
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.29
HUF4,065.42
|
$0.83
F CFA502
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
HUF3,049.07
|
$2.15
F CFA1,306
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
HUF595.22
|
$0.77
F CFA469
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
HUF454.30
|
$0.41
F CFA251
|
|
pay 8.2% more for groceries
Budapest
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
HUF571.81
|
$0.89
F CFA539
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
HUF1,742.65
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
HUF1,487.45
|
$9.20
F CFA5,600
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
HUF905.86
|
$2.53
F CFA1,537
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
HUF930.68
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
HUF261.48
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
HUF306.14
|
$0.50
F CFA305
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
HUF324.32
|
$0.43
F CFA260
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
HUF507.94
|
$0.68
F CFA413
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
HUF205.14
|
$1.36
F CFA825
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
HUF224.34
|
$0.58
F CFA351
|
|
pay 36.2% less for transportation
Budapest
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.74
HUF2,426.87
|
$4.58
F CFA2,786
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.82
HUF9,655.38
|
$4.95
F CFA3,014
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,054.17
HUF11,179,917.14
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.04
HUF4,695.57
|
$13.70
F CFA8,339
|
|
pay 2.0% less for housing
Budapest
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.90
HUF6,442.99
|
$41.19
F CFA25,068
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$643.77
HUF231,766.34
|
$412.75
F CFA251,185
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$500.61
HUF180,225.58
|
$206.38
F CFA125,593
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.00
HUF44,282.47
|
$69.44
F CFA42,258
|
|
pay 14.8% less for childcare
Budapest
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$438.86
HUF157,997.18
|
$123.83
F CFA75,356
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,690.89
HUF3,848,863.83
|
$15,210.19
F CFA9,256,377
|
|
pay 38.9% less for entertainment and sports
Budapest
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.82
HUF1,016.36
|
$1.16
F CFA703
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
HUF848.41
|
$1.24
F CFA754
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
HUF2,235.98
|
$1.65
F CFA1,005
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.95
HUF18,703.13
|
$41.28
F CFA25,119
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.76
HUF2,794.98
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Budapest
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.02
HUF28,807.31
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.09
HUF12,274.19
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.91
HUF33,447.36
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.47
HUF36,170.34
|
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