Cost of living comparison
Ouagadougou is 6.6% more expensive than Managua.
If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Managua, you would:
pay 49.4% less for restaurants
Managua
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
NIO180.55
|
$0.83
F CFA502
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
NIO220.68
|
$2.15
F CFA1,306
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
NIO27.63
|
$0.77
F CFA469
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
NIO32.19
|
$0.41
F CFA251
|
|
pay 8.7% less for groceries
Managua
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
NIO61.36
|
$0.89
F CFA539
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
NIO86.59
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
NIO149.08
|
$9.20
F CFA5,600
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
NIO73.15
|
$2.53
F CFA1,537
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
NIO84.36
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
NIO80.71
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
NIO26.66
|
$0.50
F CFA305
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
NIO49.19
|
$0.43
F CFA260
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
NIO25.54
|
$0.68
F CFA413
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
NIO50.69
|
$1.36
F CFA825
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
NIO26.15
|
$0.58
F CFA351
|
|
pay 18.8% more for transportation
Managua
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.07
NIO186.40
|
$4.58
F CFA2,786
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
NIO367.80
|
$4.95
F CFA3,014
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.33
NIO232.70
|
$13.70
F CFA8,339
|
|
pay 3.6% less for housing
Managua
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.80
NIO1,794.94
|
$41.19
F CFA25,068
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$325.00
NIO11,953.47
|
$412.75
F CFA251,185
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
NIO9,194.98
|
$206.38
F CFA125,593
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.78
NIO2,787.06
|
$69.44
F CFA42,258
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Managua
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,617.92
|
$123.83
F CFA75,356
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,900.00
NIO180,221.54
|
$15,210.19
F CFA9,256,377
|
|
pay 22.0% less for entertainment and sports
Managua
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
NIO57.58
|
$1.16
F CFA703
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
NIO79.88
|
$1.24
F CFA754
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
NIO100.30
|
$1.65
F CFA1,005
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.52
NIO1,968.45
|
$41.28
F CFA25,119
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
NIO250.00
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Managua
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
NIO2,390.69
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.67
NIO2,084.19
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.67
NIO5,394.39
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
NIO4,597.49
|
?? |
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