Cost of living comparison
Ouagadougou is 58.5% more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 37.6% less for restaurants
Kigali
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RWF3,514
|
$0.84
F CFA510
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RWF9,371
|
$2.18
F CFA1,326
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RWF902
|
$0.63
F CFA383
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RWF664
|
$0.50
F CFA306
|
|
pay 56.0% more for groceries
Kigali
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RWF1,288
|
$1.06
F CFA646
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RWF3,335
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RWF3,619
|
$8.56
F CFA5,210
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RWF2,028
|
$2.01
F CFA1,224
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RWF3,188
|
$3.04
F CFA1,851
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RWF2,349
|
$0.94
F CFA571
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RWF721
|
$0.57
F CFA347
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RWF1,275
|
$0.43
F CFA262
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RWF611
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF282
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RWF338
|
$0.53
F CFA324
|
|
pay 0.8% more for transportation
Kigali
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RWF6,793
|
$4.14
F CFA2,519
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RWF15,227
|
$15.08
F CFA9,180
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RWF28,111,869
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RWF12,592
|
$9.22
F CFA5,610
|
|
pay 8.5% more for housing
Kigali
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RWF44,364
|
$37.38
F CFA22,746
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RWF652,597
|
$419.03
F CFA255,004
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RWF410,290
|
$173.90
F CFA105,827
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RWF53,431
|
$76.90
F CFA46,801
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Kigali
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RWF192,953
|
$72.63
F CFA44,201
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RWF2,120,836
|
$15,441.40
F CFA9,397,083
|
|
pay 7.7% less for entertainment and sports
Kigali
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RWF1,171
|
$1.17
F CFA714
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RWF2,928
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RWF1,757
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RWF43,506
|
$29.33
F CFA17,850
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RWF5,857
|
$2.10
F CFA1,275
|
|
pay 6.8% less for clothing
Kigali
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RWF25,623
|
$13.41
F CFA8,160
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RWF38,873
|
$29.33
F CFA17,850
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RWF43,632
|
$33.52
F CFA20,400
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RWF60,596
|
$50.28
F CFA30,600
|
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