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Ouagadougou vs. Managua Cost of Living Summary

Ouagadougou is 43.8% more expensive than Managua.

Restaurants: pay 2.7% more in Ouagadougou
Groceries: pay 31.9% more in Ouagadougou
Transportation: pay 77.0% more in Ouagadougou
Housing: pay 47.1% more in Ouagadougou
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Ouagadougou
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1% more in Ouagadougou

The cost of childcare, transportation, housing, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Ouagadougou are more expensive than in Managua. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Ouagadougou.

Ouagadougou vs. Managua Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Managua, you would:

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pay 2.7% more for restaurants

	Managua	Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.91 NIO180.13	$5.37 F CFA3,035	+9.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.30 NIO268.05	$8.05 F CFA4,553	+10.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 NIO30.05	$0.83 F CFA472	+1.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NIO23.85	$0.58 F CFA329	-10.5%
Average			+2.7%

Managua vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.9% more for groceries

	Managua	Ouagadougou
Bread 1 loaf	$2.41 NIO88.57	$0.95 F CFA536	-60.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.80 NIO212.71	$8.94 F CFA5,059	+54.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.68 NIO171.86	$10.61 F CFA6,000	+126.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.29 NIO84.08	$3.05 F CFA1,723	+33.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.87 NIO105.33	$9.74 F CFA5,507	+239.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 NIO64.95	$2.03 F CFA1,147	+14.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.39 NIO14.44	$0.63 F CFA358	+60.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 NIO29.96	$0.45 F CFA257	-44.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 NIO37.17	$1.11 F CFA630	+10.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 NIO65.18	$1.01 F CFA572	-43.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00 NIO36.72	$0.61 F CFA346	-38.9%
Average			+31.9%

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pay 77.0% more for transportation

	Managua	Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.05 NIO185.42	$5.76 F CFA3,256	+13.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.01 NIO220.45	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,973.64 NIO843,003.80	$38,457.72 F CFA21,753,584	+67.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.94 NIO218.09	$14.85 F CFA8,398	+149.8%
Average			+77.0%

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pay 47.1% more for housing

	Managua	Ouagadougou
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.87 NIO1,353.03	$50.62 F CFA28,634	+37.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$256.67 NIO9,418.23	$447.18 F CFA252,949	+74.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$190.00 NIO6,971.94	$280.23 F CFA158,514	+47.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$75.42 NIO2,767.34	$97.57 F CFA55,192	+29.4%
Average			+47.1%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Managua	Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$124.17 NIO4,556.22	$134.15 F CFA75,885	+8.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,000.00 NIO220,166.41	$17,731.14 F CFA10,029,609	+195.5%
Average			+101.8%

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pay 2.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Managua	Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 NIO49.90	$1.07 F CFA607	-21.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.31 NIO84.64	$1.79 F CFA1,012	-22.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.66 NIO97.58	$1.79 F CFA1,012	-32.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.79 NIO1,313.28	$62.61 F CFA35,413	+74.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.00 NIO293.56	$8.94 F CFA5,059	+11.8%
Average			+2.1%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Managua	Ouagadougou
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$77.43 NIO2,841.42	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$72.50 NIO2,660.34	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$132.64 NIO4,867.30	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.16 NIO3,968.84	??

Managua vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of clothing

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