Cost of living comparison
Ouagadougou is 41.0% cheaper than Montevideo.
If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 76.5% less for restaurants
|
Montevideo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.21
UYU542.98
|
$0.84
F CFA510
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
UYU394.89
|
$2.18
F CFA1,327
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
UYU72.39
|
$0.63
F CFA383
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
UYU57.15
|
$0.50
F CFA306
|
|
pay 16.5% less for groceries
|
Montevideo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
UYU97.26
|
$1.06
F CFA646
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.81
UYU222.24
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
UYU162.47
|
$8.56
F CFA5,215
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
UYU138.67
|
$2.01
F CFA1,225
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
UYU167.90
|
$3.04
F CFA1,852
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU32.71
|
$0.94
F CFA571
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
UYU42.34
|
$0.57
F CFA347
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
UYU21.40
|
$0.43
F CFA262
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
UYU47.64
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
UYU27.50
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
UYU28.47
|
$0.53
F CFA324
|
|
pay 54.9% less for transportation
|
Montevideo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.51
UYU286.99
|
$4.14
F CFA2,522
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$46.50
UYU1,777.02
|
$15.08
F CFA9,189
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,329.05
UYU1,579,573.28
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.24
UYU735.49
|
$9.22
F CFA5,616
|
|
pay 33.6% less for housing
|
Montevideo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.79
UYU1,559.11
|
$37.38
F CFA22,768
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.74
UYU22,921.77
|
$419.03
F CFA255,251
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.10
UYU18,922.61
|
$173.90
F CFA105,929
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
UYU4,258.33
|
$76.90
F CFA46,846
|
|
pay 17.8% more for childcare
|
Montevideo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.02
UYU13,492.19
|
$72.63
F CFA44,244
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,177.69
UYU274,327.45
|
$15,441.40
F CFA9,406,199
|
|
pay 60.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Montevideo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
UYU118.47
|
$1.17
F CFA715
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
UYU149.29
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
UYU182.64
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
UYU1,943.05
|
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.56
UYU365.28
|
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
|
pay 62.7% less for clothing
|
Montevideo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.50
UYU3,879.21
|
$13.41
F CFA8,168
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.37
UYU1,772.08
|
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.79
UYU4,578.39
|
$33.52
F CFA20,420
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.62
UYU4,304.34
|
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
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