Cost of living comparison
Ouagadougou is 64.0% more expensive than Malabo.
If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Malabo, you would:
pay 71.8% less for restaurants
Malabo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,223
|
$0.84
CFA514
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,848
|
$2.18
CFA1,336
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA685
|
$0.63
CFA385
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA771
|
$0.50
CFA308
|
|
pay 47.3% less for groceries
Malabo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,048
|
$1.06
CFA651
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? | ?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,447
|
$8.56
CFA5,250
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,233
|
$2.01
CFA1,233
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,399
|
$3.04
CFA1,865
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,632
|
$0.94
CFA575
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA816
|
$0.57
CFA350
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,166
|
$0.43
CFA264
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA816
|
$0.59
CFA361
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,236
|
$0.80
CFA490
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,166
|
$0.53
CFA326
|
|
pay 6.3% less for transportation
Malabo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,907
|
$4.14
CFA2,539
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA35,975
|
$15.08
CFA9,251
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,278,596
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,625
|
$9.22
CFA5,653
|
|
pay 44.4% more for housing
Malabo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA102,786
|
$37.38
CFA22,921
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA128,482
|
$419.03
CFA256,965
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA71,950
|
$173.90
CFA106,640
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,794
|
$76.90
CFA47,161
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for childcare
Malabo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA41,114
|
$72.63
CFA44,541
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA719,502
|
$15,441.40
CFA9,469,355
|
|
pay 25.6% less for entertainment and sports
Malabo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA514
|
$1.17
CFA720
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,111
|
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,028
|
$1.68
CFA1,028
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,836
|
$29.33
CFA17,988
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$2.10
CFA1,285
|
|
pay 57.6% less for clothing
Malabo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,418
|
$13.41
CFA8,223
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA49,680
|
$29.33
CFA17,988
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA154,179
|
$33.52
CFA20,557
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA46,254
|
$50.28
CFA30,836
|
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