Cost of living comparison

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Ouagadougou vs. Dhaka Cost of Living Summary

Ouagadougou is 3.0 times more expensive than Dhaka.

Restaurants
pay 2.3 times more in Ouagadougou
Groceries
pay 3.0 times more in Ouagadougou
Transportation
pay 2.0 times more in Ouagadougou
Housing
pay 3.8 times more in Ouagadougou
Childcare
pay 5.6 times more in Ouagadougou
Entertainment and Sports
pay 35.3% more in Ouagadougou

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

Ouagadougou vs. Dhaka Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

 
Dhaka
Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.46
BDT301.16
$5.37
F CFA3,049
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.34
BDT652.50
$8.05
F CFA4,574
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.37
BDT45.68
$0.83
F CFA474

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pay 3.0 times more for groceries

 
Dhaka
Ouagadougou
Bread
1 loaf
$0.62
BDT75.85
$0.95
F CFA538
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.06
BDT496.61
$8.94
F CFA5,082
Milk (1 gallon) $3.04
BDT372.00
$10.61
F CFA6,028

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

 
Dhaka
Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.90
BDT477.06
$5.76
F CFA3,271
Monthly public transit pass $24.62
BDT3,011.56
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,728.74
BDT4M
$38,457.72
F CFA22M

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pay 3.8 times more for housing

 
Dhaka
Ouagadougou
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$13.60
BDT1,663.05
$50.62
F CFA28,765
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $121.42
BDT14,850.11
$447.18
F CFA254K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $63.61
BDT7,779.87
$280.23
F CFA159K

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pay 5.6 times more for childcare

 
Dhaka
Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $55.01
BDT6,728.21
$134.15
F CFA76,233
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,026.13
BDT248K
$17,731.14
F CFA10M

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pay 35.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Dhaka
Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.10
BDT501.93
$1.07
F CFA610
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.51
BDT306.53
$1.79
F CFA1,016
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.28
BDT401.54
$1.79
F CFA1,016

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Dhaka
Ouagadougou
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$18.02
BDT2,204.11
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$24.13
BDT2,951.33
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$49.80
BDT6,090.05
??

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026
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