Cost of living comparison
Ouagadougou is 32.8% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Greece, you would:
pay 65.2% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.87
|
$0.84
F CFA514
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.56
|
$2.18
F CFA1,335
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.86
|
$0.63
F CFA385
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.50
F CFA308
|
|
pay 4.2% less for groceries
Greece
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
$1.06
F CFA650
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.64
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.26
|
$8.56
F CFA5,246
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.56
|
$2.01
F CFA1,232
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.40
|
$3.04
F CFA1,863
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.94
F CFA575
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.57
F CFA349
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$0.43
F CFA264
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.59
F CFA361
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.80
F CFA489
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.45
|
$0.53
F CFA326
|
|
pay 48.2% less for transportation
Greece
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$4.14
F CFA2,537
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.59
|
$15.08
F CFA9,243
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,698.28
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.17
|
$9.22
F CFA5,649
|
|
pay 25.5% less for housing
Greece
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.54
|
$37.38
F CFA22,902
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€400.95
|
$419.03
F CFA256,751
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€334.93
|
$173.90
F CFA106,552
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€160.73
|
$76.90
F CFA47,121
|
|
pay 25.4% more for childcare
Greece
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€318.63
|
$72.63
F CFA44,503
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,282.01
|
$15,441.40
F CFA9,461,458
|
|
pay 59.9% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.82
|
$1.17
F CFA719
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.11
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.78
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€42.24
|
$29.33
F CFA17,973
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.26
|
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
|
pay 52.0% less for clothing
Greece
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€71.33
|
$13.41
F CFA8,216
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€34.01
|
$29.33
F CFA17,973
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€72.69
|
$33.52
F CFA20,540
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€92.66
|
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
|
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