Cost of living comparison
Ouagadougou is 78.3% more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 60.0% less for restaurants
Freetown
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$0.84
F CFA514
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$2.18
F CFA1,335
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$0.63
F CFA385
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.50
F CFA308
|
|
pay 8.2% less for groceries
Freetown
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$1.06
F CFA650
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? | ?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$8.56
F CFA5,246
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$2.01
F CFA1,232
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.04
F CFA1,863
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$0.94
F CFA575
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.57
F CFA349
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.43
F CFA264
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.59
F CFA361
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.80
F CFA489
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.53
F CFA326
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Freetown
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$4.14
F CFA2,537
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$15.08
F CFA9,243
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$9.22
F CFA5,649
|
|
pay 21.5% less for housing
Freetown
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$37.38
F CFA22,902
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$419.03
F CFA256,751
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$173.90
F CFA106,552
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$76.90
F CFA47,121
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
Freetown
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$72.63
F CFA44,503
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$15,441.40
F CFA9,461,458
|
|
pay 30.7% less for entertainment and sports
Freetown
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$1.17
F CFA719
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$29.33
F CFA17,973
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
|
pay 92.2% more for clothing
Freetown
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$13.41
F CFA8,216
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$29.33
F CFA17,973
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$33.52
F CFA20,540
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
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