Cost of living comparison

Zimbabwe

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Burkina Faso

Ouagadougou vs. Harare Cost of Living Summary

Ouagadougou is 4.6% more expensive than Harare.

Restaurants: pay 3.3% more in Ouagadougou
Groceries: pay 51.3% more in Ouagadougou
Transportation: pay 3.5% less in Ouagadougou
Housing: pay 0.6% less in Ouagadougou
Childcare: pay 76.6% less in Ouagadougou
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.8% less in Ouagadougou
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Ouagadougou

The cost of clothing, groceries, and restaurants in Ouagadougou are more expensive than in Harare. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, and housing are lower in Ouagadougou. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Ouagadougou.

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Ouagadougou vs. Harare Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Harare, you would:

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pay 3.3% more for restaurants

	Harare	Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$7.25 F CFA4,236	-27.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.75 ZWL1,851.50	$7.25 F CFA4,236	+26.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 ZWL308.58	$1.08 F CFA631	+12.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ZWL151.05	$1.08 F CFA631	+130.5%
Average			+3.3%

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pay 51.3% more for groceries

	Harare	Ouagadougou
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ZWL322.00	$1.11 F CFA648	+11.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.73 ZWL1,845.30	$8.54 F CFA4,983	+48.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.73 ZWL1,843.59	$7.59 F CFA4,433	+32.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.93 ZWL622.53	$2.56 F CFA1,495	+32.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 ZWL791.38	$9.29 F CFA5,425	+278.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 ZWL439.66	$2.13 F CFA1,243	+55.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 ZWL243.55	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 ZWL296.54	$1.55 F CFA904	+68.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 ZWL226.23	$1.74 F CFA1,017	+148.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 ZWL251.62	$0.71 F CFA414	-9.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 ZWL257.47	$0.77 F CFA452	-3.2%
Average			+51.3%

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pay 3.5% less for transportation

	Harare	Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.91 ZWL2,223.82	$5.49 F CFA3,207	-20.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$60.00 ZWL19,320.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,000.00 ZWL7M	$36,701.04 F CFA21M	+66.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.00 ZWL6,440.00	$7.34 F CFA4,285	-63.3%
Average			-3.5%

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pay 0.6% less for housing

	Harare	Ouagadougou
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.99 ZWL22,213.67	$54.06 F CFA31,559	-21.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$390.00 ZWL126K	$341.40 F CFA199K	-12.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$316.60 ZWL102K	$230.45 F CFA135K	-27.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 ZWL12,644.39	$136.41 F CFA79,640	+247.4%
Average			-0.6%

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pay 76.6% less for childcare

	Harare	Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$433.79 ZWL140K	$34.14 F CFA19,932	-92.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,555.56 ZWL3M	$5,974.59 F CFA3M	-30.2%
Average			-76.6%

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pay 15.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Harare	Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.25 ZWL402.50	$1.19 F CFA698	-4.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 ZWL966.00	$1.99 F CFA1,163	-33.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 ZWL644.00	$1.32 F CFA772	-33.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.92 ZWL15,429.17	$59.75 F CFA34,881	+24.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$6.83 F CFA3,986	-31.7%
Average			-15.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Harare	Ouagadougou
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$23.22 ZWL7,477.56	$34.14 F CFA19,932	+47.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.15 ZWL6,809.04	$51.21 F CFA29,898	+142.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$38.68 ZWL12,453.92	$85.35 F CFA49,830	+120.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.37 ZWL12,998.47	$102.42 F CFA59,796	+153.7%
Average			+111.3%

Harare vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of clothing

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