Cost of living comparison
Ouagadougou is 38.3% cheaper than Jerusalem.
If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Jerusalem, you would:
pay 81.5% less for restaurants
Jerusalem
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.00
₪70.38
|
$0.83
F CFA498
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.57
₪50.27
|
$2.15
F CFA1,294
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
₪8.97
|
$0.77
F CFA465
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
₪6.91
|
$0.41
F CFA249
|
|
pay 7.8% less for groceries
Jerusalem
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
₪9.13
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
₪24.38
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.91
₪25.61
|
$9.20
F CFA5,548
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
₪13.91
|
$2.53
F CFA1,523
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.71
₪17.47
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₪5.01
|
$0.80
F CFA482
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.33
|
$0.50
F CFA302
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
₪2.77
|
$0.43
F CFA257
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
₪3.18
|
$0.68
F CFA409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₪2.13
|
$1.36
F CFA818
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₪2.01
|
$0.58
F CFA347
|
|
pay 31.8% less for transportation
Jerusalem
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.37
₪27.31
|
$4.58
F CFA2,760
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$61.07
₪226.22
|
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,639.14
₪135,731.90
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.20
₪37.80
|
$13.70
F CFA8,262
|
|
pay 30.6% less for housing
Jerusalem
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.22
₪89.73
|
$41.19
F CFA24,836
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,522.86
₪5,641.53
|
$412.75
F CFA248,857
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,068.33
₪3,957.70
|
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.43
₪420.23
|
$69.44
F CFA41,867
|
|
pay 14.6% less for childcare
Jerusalem
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$754.83
₪2,796.33
|
$123.83
F CFA74,657
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,851.86
₪36,496.80
|
$15,210.19
F CFA9,170,573
|
|
pay 63.3% less for entertainment and sports
Jerusalem
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.60
₪28.15
|
$1.16
F CFA697
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
₪13.84
|
$1.24
F CFA747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.36
₪34.69
|
$1.65
F CFA995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$82.87
₪306.99
|
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
₪45.24
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Jerusalem
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.11
₪337.53
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.33
₪234.60
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.38
₪423.71
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.38
₪423.71
|
?? |
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