Cost of living comparison
Ouagadougou is 2.3 times more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 0.6% less for restaurants
Maseru
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$0.84
F CFA510
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
LSL203.38
|
$2.18
F CFA1,327
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.20
|
$0.63
F CFA383
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.08
|
$0.50
F CFA306
|
|
pay 17.5% more for groceries
Maseru
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
$1.06
F CFA646
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
LSL33.01
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LSL64.92
|
$8.56
F CFA5,215
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
LSL21.82
|
$2.01
F CFA1,225
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LSL39.11
|
$3.04
F CFA1,852
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
LSL15.80
|
$0.94
F CFA571
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
LSL17.02
|
$0.57
F CFA347
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
LSL17.25
|
$0.43
F CFA262
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
LSL14.88
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LSL13.19
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
$0.53
F CFA324
|
|
pay 20.2% more for transportation
Maseru
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL61.62
|
$4.14
F CFA2,522
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.90
LSL442.23
|
$15.08
F CFA9,189
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,189.33
LSL355,002.66
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.32
LSL98.39
|
$9.22
F CFA5,616
|
|
pay 32.8% more for housing
Maseru
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.49
LSL786.08
|
$37.38
F CFA22,768
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.13
LSL5,071.47
|
$419.03
F CFA255,251
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$162.65
LSL3,009.07
|
$173.90
F CFA105,929
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.93
LSL775.64
|
$76.90
F CFA46,846
|
|
pay 10.1 times more for childcare
Maseru
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.78
LSL532.50
|
$72.63
F CFA44,244
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$877.23
LSL16,228.69
|
$15,441.40
F CFA9,406,199
|
|
pay 7.6% less for entertainment and sports
Maseru
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.25
|
$1.17
F CFA715
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.42
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.66
LSL86.21
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
LSL490.24
|
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
LSL76.07
|
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
|
pay 38.5% less for clothing
Maseru
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.43
LSL748.04
|
$13.41
F CFA8,168
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
LSL473.34
|
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.53
LSL1,267.87
|
$33.52
F CFA20,420
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.34
LSL1,893.35
|
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
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