Cost of living comparison

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Ouagadougou vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary
Ouagadougou vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

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

pay 67.2% less for restaurants

 
Canberra
Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $19.77
A$31.53
$1.23
F CFA778
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.89
A$15.76
$7.35
F CFA4,670
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.76
A$4.41
$0.76
F CFA484

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pay 14.2% less for groceries

 
Canberra
Ouagadougou
Bread
1 loaf
$2.59
A$4.12
$0.71
F CFA454
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.39
A$8.60
$8.17
F CFA5,189
Milk (1 gallon) $6.59
A$10.51
$9.16
F CFA5,819

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pay 4.6% less for transportation

 
Canberra
Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.07
A$8.09
$4.84
F CFA3,074
Monthly public transit pass $118.63
A$189.16
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,276.08
A$46,684.87
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pay 59.9% less for housing

 
Canberra
Ouagadougou
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$65.39
A$104.27
$44.85
F CFA28,486
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,783.31
A$2,843.74
$408.47
F CFA259,431
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,413.05
A$2,253.30
$285.93
F CFA181,602

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pay 44.8% less for childcare

 
Canberra
Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,847.17
A$2,945.57
$122.54
F CFA77,829
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,503.36
A$23,127.67
$15,052.55
F CFA9,560,247

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pay 57.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Canberra
Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.25
A$11.56
$1.14
F CFA726
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.68
A$5.87
$1.63
F CFA1,038
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$26.36
A$42.04
$1.63
F CFA1,038

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Canberra
Ouagadougou
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$86.77
A$138.37
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$72.18
A$115.10
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$119.51
A$190.58
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