Cost of living comparison
Ouagadougou is 2.1 times more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 52.2% more for restaurants
Dhaka
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
BDT208.22
|
$0.84
F CFA510
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
BDT520.55
|
$2.18
F CFA1,327
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
BDT34.64
|
$0.63
F CFA383
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT17.17
|
$0.50
F CFA306
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Dhaka
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
BDT77.27
|
$1.06
F CFA646
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
BDT407.21
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
BDT349.98
|
$8.56
F CFA5,215
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.33
BDT145.34
|
$2.01
F CFA1,225
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.35
BDT147.95
|
$3.04
F CFA1,852
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
BDT122.59
|
$0.94
F CFA571
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
BDT50.45
|
$0.57
F CFA347
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
BDT109.47
|
$0.43
F CFA262
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
BDT41.68
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
BDT14.41
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
BDT22.88
|
$0.53
F CFA324
|
|
pay 35.4% more for transportation
Dhaka
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
BDT471.57
|
$4.14
F CFA2,522
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.03
BDT2,082.20
|
$15.08
F CFA9,189
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,294.05
BDT3,643,848.89
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.00
BDT437.26
|
$9.22
F CFA5,616
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Dhaka
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.17
BDT2,207.13
|
$37.38
F CFA22,768
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.11
BDT15,662.88
|
$419.03
F CFA255,251
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$87.30
BDT9,554.98
|
$173.90
F CFA105,929
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.26
BDT3,201.92
|
$76.90
F CFA46,846
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for childcare
Dhaka
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$62.55
BDT6,845.23
|
$72.63
F CFA44,244
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,551.21
BDT169,771.05
|
$15,441.40
F CFA9,406,199
|
|
pay 27.0% less for entertainment and sports
Dhaka
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.71
BDT624.66
|
$1.17
F CFA715
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
BDT209.96
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.04
BDT333.15
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.59
BDT2,034.89
|
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.76
BDT520.55
|
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
|
pay 3.7% less for clothing
Dhaka
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.40
BDT2,342.47
|
$13.41
F CFA8,168
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.74
BDT2,488.29
|
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.51
BDT5,309.61
|
$33.52
F CFA20,420
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.38
BDT4,419.70
|
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
|
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