Cost of living comparison
Ouagadougou is 39.7% more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 21.7% less for restaurants
Bujumbura
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,423
|
$0.83
F CFA502
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,896
|
$2.15
F CFA1,306
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,453
|
$0.77
F CFA469
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,940
|
$0.41
F CFA251
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Bujumbura
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,084
|
$0.89
F CFA539
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,371
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,962
|
$9.20
F CFA5,600
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,924
|
$2.53
F CFA1,537
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,140
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,564
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF630
|
$0.50
F CFA305
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,891
|
$0.43
F CFA260
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,261
|
$0.68
F CFA413
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF630
|
$1.36
F CFA825
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF756
|
$0.58
F CFA351
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Bujumbura
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.58
F CFA2,786
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$4.95
F CFA3,014
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$13.70
F CFA8,339
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Bujumbura
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$41.19
F CFA25,068
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF835,533
|
$412.75
F CFA251,185
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF211,703
|
$206.38
F CFA125,593
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$69.44
F CFA42,258
|
|
pay 33.5% more for childcare
Bujumbura
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF296,320
|
$123.83
F CFA75,356
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,631,990
|
$15,210.19
F CFA9,256,377
|
|
pay 33.3% less for entertainment and sports
Bujumbura
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,632
|
$1.16
F CFA703
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,717
|
$1.24
F CFA754
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,948
|
$1.65
F CFA1,005
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$41.28
F CFA25,119
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bujumbura
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? | ?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? | ?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? | ?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? | ?? |
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