Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Cockburn Town, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Cockburn Town
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$0.84
F CFA510
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$2.18
F CFA1,326
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.63
F CFA383
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.50
F CFA306
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Cockburn Town
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.06
F CFA646
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? | ?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$8.56
F CFA5,210
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.01
F CFA1,224
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.04
F CFA1,851
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.94
F CFA571
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.57
F CFA347
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.43
F CFA262
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.59
F CFA358
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.53
F CFA324
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Cockburn Town
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.14
F CFA2,519
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.08
F CFA9,180
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.22
F CFA5,610
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Cockburn Town
|
Ouagadougou
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$37.38
F CFA22,746
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$419.03
F CFA255,004
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$173.90
F CFA105,827
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$76.90
F CFA46,801
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Cockburn Town
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$72.63
F CFA44,201
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$15,441.40
F CFA9,397,083
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Cockburn Town
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$1.17
F CFA714
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$29.33
F CFA17,850
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$2.10
F CFA1,275
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Cockburn Town
|
Ouagadougou
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$13.41
F CFA8,160
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$29.33
F CFA17,850
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$33.52
F CFA20,400
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$50.28
F CFA30,600
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