Cost of living comparison
Ouagadougou is 12.9% cheaper than Harare.
If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Harare, you would:
pay 32.5% less for restaurants
Harare
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
ZWL2,898.00
|
$0.83
F CFA498
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
$2.15
F CFA1,294
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
ZWL193.20
|
$0.77
F CFA465
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
ZWL148.80
|
$0.41
F CFA249
|
|
pay 6.4% more for groceries
Harare
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
ZWL324.99
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.37
ZWL1,406.07
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.94
ZWL1,914.26
|
$9.20
F CFA5,548
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
ZWL663.60
|
$2.53
F CFA1,523
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
ZWL872.90
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.42
ZWL456.21
|
$0.80
F CFA482
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZWL225.14
|
$0.50
F CFA302
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
ZWL296.86
|
$0.43
F CFA257
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZWL240.56
|
$0.68
F CFA409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZWL170.40
|
$1.36
F CFA818
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
ZWL262.90
|
$0.58
F CFA347
|
|
pay 48.6% less for transportation
Harare
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
ZWL2,009.31
|
$4.58
F CFA2,760
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.00
ZWL10,304.00
|
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$13.70
F CFA8,262
|
|
pay 2.4% more for housing
Harare
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$129.29
ZWL41,630.00
|
$41.19
F CFA24,836
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$361.54
ZWL116,415.38
|
$412.75
F CFA248,857
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$303.00
ZWL97,566.00
|
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.56
ZWL11,449.94
|
$69.44
F CFA41,867
|
|
pay 18.1% more for childcare
Harare
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.75
ZWL89,757.50
|
$123.83
F CFA74,657
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
$15,210.19
F CFA9,170,573
|
|
pay 23.4% less for entertainment and sports
Harare
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$1.16
F CFA697
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
ZWL995.27
|
$1.24
F CFA747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$1.65
F CFA995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.11
ZWL16,457.78
|
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.00
ZWL3,542.00
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Harare
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.38
ZWL6,238.75
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
ZWL6,440.00
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$38.57
ZWL12,420.00
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.62
ZWL16,301.25
|
?? |
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