Cost of living comparison
Ouagadougou is 29.3% cheaper than Doha.
If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Doha, you would:
pay 40.0% less for restaurants
Doha
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.24
QAR30.05
|
$0.83
F CFA502
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.69
QAR28.04
|
$2.15
F CFA1,306
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
QAR3.27
|
$0.77
F CFA469
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
$0.41
F CFA251
|
|
pay 12.7% more for groceries
Doha
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
QAR5.66
|
$0.89
F CFA539
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
QAR19.66
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.01
QAR29.20
|
$9.20
F CFA5,600
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
QAR9.77
|
$2.53
F CFA1,537
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.30
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.17
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
$0.50
F CFA305
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
QAR2.67
|
$0.43
F CFA260
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
QAR2.03
|
$0.68
F CFA413
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
QAR1.69
|
$1.36
F CFA825
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
QAR1.87
|
$0.58
F CFA351
|
|
pay 1.3% less for transportation
Doha
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.88
|
$4.58
F CFA2,786
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.96
QAR120.18
|
$4.95
F CFA3,014
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,975.32
QAR80,120.23
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.78
QAR72.11
|
$13.70
F CFA8,339
|
|
pay 54.8% less for housing
Doha
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.99
QAR324.45
|
$41.19
F CFA25,068
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,696.38
QAR6,184.85
|
$412.75
F CFA251,185
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,062.28
QAR3,873.00
|
$206.38
F CFA125,593
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.42
QAR278.61
|
$69.44
F CFA42,258
|
|
pay 23.6% less for childcare
Doha
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$767.35
QAR2,797.71
|
$123.83
F CFA75,356
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,125.00
QAR40,560.86
|
$15,210.19
F CFA9,256,377
|
|
pay 68.9% less for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR45.07
|
$1.16
F CFA703
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.78
QAR21.07
|
$1.24
F CFA754
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.59
QAR24.04
|
$1.65
F CFA1,005
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$124.58
QAR454.21
|
$41.28
F CFA25,119
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.36
QAR45.07
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Doha
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.03
QAR218.85
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.36
QAR169.01
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.37
QAR325.83
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.03
QAR350.10
|
?? |
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