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Ouagadougou vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Ouagadougou is 38.8% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 19.4% more in Ouagadougou
Groceries: pay 33.4% more in Ouagadougou
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Ouagadougou
Housing: pay 20.6% more in Ouagadougou
Childcare: pay 0.4% more in Ouagadougou
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.9% less in Ouagadougou

The cost of transportation, groceries, housing, restaurants, and childcare in Ouagadougou are more expensive than in Manila. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Ouagadougou.

Ouagadougou vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.4% more for restaurants

	Manila	Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱355.94	$5.37 F CFA2,999	-10.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱254.24	$8.05 F CFA4,499	+87.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱57.42	$0.83 F CFA467	-14.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.77	$0.58 F CFA325	+15.4%
Average			+19.4%

Manila vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of restaurants

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pay 33.4% more for groceries

	Manila	Ouagadougou
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.84	$0.95 F CFA529	-29.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱252.76	$8.94 F CFA4,998	+109.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱432.73	$10.61 F CFA5,929	+44.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱130.84	$3.05 F CFA1,703	+37.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱134.98	$9.74 F CFA5,441	+326.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱89.60	$2.03 F CFA1,134	+33.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.61	$0.63 F CFA353	-23.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱96.75	$0.45 F CFA254	-72.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱60.52	$1.11 F CFA622	+8.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱69.16	$1.01 F CFA565	-13.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱81.25	$0.61 F CFA341	-55.5%
Average			+33.4%

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Manila	Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱247.09	$5.76 F CFA3,217	+37.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱813.57	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,494,934.54	$38,457.72 F CFA21,493,236	+52.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱172.88	$14.85 F CFA8,297	+407.7%
Average			+165.8%

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pay 20.6% more for housing

	Manila	Ouagadougou
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,602.13	$50.62 F CFA28,291	+86.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,323.92	$447.18 F CFA249,921	-12.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,881.48	$280.23 F CFA156,617	+11.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,940.52	$97.57 F CFA54,532	-2.9%
Average			+20.6%

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pay 0.4% more for childcare

	Manila	Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,192.20	$134.15 F CFA74,976	-3.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱1,007,046.89	$17,731.14 F CFA9,909,575	+4.1%
Average			+0.4%

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pay 6.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱86.44	$1.07 F CFA600	-26.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱152.95	$1.79 F CFA1,000	-30.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱193.22	$1.79 F CFA1,000	-45.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,490.71	$62.61 F CFA34,989	+48.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱442.38	$8.94 F CFA4,998	+19.5%
Average			-6.9%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Manila	Ouagadougou
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,910.08	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,755.55	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,779.65	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,937.78	??

Manila vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of clothing

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