Cost of living comparison
Ouagadougou is 24.8% more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 13.5% less for restaurants
Jakarta
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.19
IDR35,182.08
|
$0.83
F CFA502
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.44
IDR55,286.12
|
$2.15
F CFA1,306
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
IDR9,702.99
|
$0.77
F CFA469
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
IDR5,594.74
|
$0.41
F CFA251
|
|
pay 2.9% more for groceries
Jakarta
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
IDR19,251.17
|
$0.89
F CFA539
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
IDR59,881.71
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
IDR82,710.97
|
$9.20
F CFA5,600
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
IDR30,724.79
|
$2.53
F CFA1,537
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
IDR24,244.78
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
IDR21,722.89
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
IDR11,395.17
|
$0.50
F CFA305
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
IDR15,082.47
|
$0.43
F CFA260
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
IDR9,660.76
|
$0.68
F CFA413
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
IDR10,897.27
|
$1.36
F CFA825
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
IDR17,065.66
|
$0.58
F CFA351
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Jakarta
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
IDR50,970.71
|
$4.58
F CFA2,786
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.96
IDR175,910.40
|
$4.95
F CFA3,014
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,043.97
IDR402,080,905.27
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.04
IDR48,752.31
|
$13.70
F CFA8,339
|
|
pay 6.5% more for housing
Jakarta
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.70
IDR444,784.67
|
$41.19
F CFA25,068
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$427.91
IDR6,870,037.54
|
$412.75
F CFA251,185
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.92
IDR4,028,541.38
|
$206.38
F CFA125,593
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.34
IDR1,129,262.93
|
$69.44
F CFA42,258
|
|
pay 25.4% more for childcare
Jakarta
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.15
IDR2,523,057.68
|
$123.83
F CFA75,356
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,849.09
IDR142,072,100.81
|
$15,210.19
F CFA9,256,377
|
|
pay 13.8% more for entertainment and sports
Jakarta
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
IDR35,182.08
|
$1.16
F CFA703
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
IDR36,268.78
|
$1.24
F CFA754
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.63
IDR42,218.50
|
$1.65
F CFA1,005
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.00
IDR449,533.38
|
$41.28
F CFA25,119
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
IDR52,773.12
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Jakarta
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.99
IDR866,865.60
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
IDR539,150.29
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.78
IDR1,297,002.75
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.70
IDR1,327,704.66
|
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