Cost of living comparison

Sri Lanka

compared to

Burkina Faso

Ouagadougou vs. Colombo Cost of Living Summary

Ouagadougou is 26.4% more expensive than Colombo.

Restaurants: pay 58.2% more in Ouagadougou
Groceries: pay 60.8% more in Ouagadougou
Transportation: pay 14.4% more in Ouagadougou
Housing: pay 5.3% less in Ouagadougou
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Ouagadougou
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.5% more in Ouagadougou
Clothing: pay 97.9% more in Ouagadougou

The cost of childcare, clothing, groceries, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Ouagadougou are more expensive than in Colombo. Notably, childcare and clothing are significantly more expensive in Ouagadougou.

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Ouagadougou vs. Colombo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 58.2% more for restaurants

	Colombo	Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.82 LKR1,265.61	$7.25 F CFA4,236	+89.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.56 LKR2,502.59	$7.25 F CFA4,236	-4.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 LKR232.56	$1.08 F CFA631	+54.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 LKR87.00	$1.08 F CFA631	+311.6%
Average			+58.2%

Colombo vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of restaurants

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pay 60.8% more for groceries

	Colombo	Ouagadougou
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 LKR181.98	$1.11 F CFA648	+101.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.89 LKR2,281.50	$8.54 F CFA4,983	+23.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.03 LKR1,996.25	$7.59 F CFA4,433	+26.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 LKR541.78	$2.56 F CFA1,495	+56.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.21 LKR731.08	$9.29 F CFA5,425	+320.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.06 LKR1,014.37	$2.13 F CFA1,243	-30.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 LKR122.81	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.03 LKR672.87	$1.55 F CFA904	-23.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 LKR187.42	$1.74 F CFA1,017	+207.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 LKR150.85	$0.71 F CFA414	+55.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 LKR116.82	$0.77 F CFA452	+119.5%
Average			+60.8%

Colombo vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.4% more for transportation

	Colombo	Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 LKR1,701.24	$5.49 F CFA3,207	+6.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.19 LKR2,381.42	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,024.95 LKR12M	$36,701.04 F CFA21M	-0.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.29 LKR1,091.13	$7.34 F CFA4,285	+122.8%
Average			+14.4%

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pay 5.3% less for housing

	Colombo	Ouagadougou
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.78 LKR6,883.48	$54.06 F CFA31,559	+160.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$589.61 LKR195K	$341.40 F CFA199K	-42.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$270.44 LKR89,571.04	$230.45 F CFA135K	-14.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.14 LKR13,624.66	$136.41 F CFA79,640	+231.6%
Average			-5.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Colombo	Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$37.78 LKR12,512.93	$34.14 F CFA19,932	-9.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,208.98 LKR400K	$5,974.59 F CFA3M	+394.2%
Average			+111.3%

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pay 9.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Colombo	Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.21 LKR730.76	$1.19 F CFA698	-45.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.51 LKR832.69	$1.99 F CFA1,163	-20.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.28 LKR3,403.52	$1.32 F CFA772	-87.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.99 LKR4,634.42	$59.75 F CFA34,881	+327.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.53 LKR1,501.55	$6.83 F CFA3,986	+50.6%
Average			+9.5%

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pay 97.9% more for clothing

	Colombo	Ouagadougou
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.13 LKR6,006.21	$34.14 F CFA19,932	+88.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.62 LKR5,505.69	$51.21 F CFA29,898	+208.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.09 LKR26,193.74	$85.35 F CFA49,830	+7.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.76 LKR13,832.48	$102.42 F CFA59,796	+145.2%
Average			+97.9%

Colombo vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of clothing

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