Cost of living comparison
Ouagadougou is 44.4% more expensive than N'djamena.
If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of N'djamena, you would:
pay 53.9% less for restaurants
|
N'djamena
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,062
|
$0.84
CFA516
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,249
|
$2.18
CFA1,340
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA567
|
$0.63
CFA387
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA412
|
$0.50
CFA309
|
|
pay 12.9% less for groceries
|
N'djamena
|
Ouagadougou
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.06
CFA653
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? | ?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,196
|
$8.56
CFA5,267
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,176
|
$2.01
CFA1,237
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.04
CFA1,871
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,520
|
$0.94
CFA577
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA444
|
$0.57
CFA351
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,169
|
$0.43
CFA265
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA390
|
$0.59
CFA362
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$0.80
CFA491
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA281
|
$0.53
CFA327
|
|
pay 26.0% more for transportation
|
N'djamena
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,022
|
$4.14
CFA2,547
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.08
CFA9,280
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,980,596
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.22
CFA5,671
|
|
pay 37.3% less for housing
|
N'djamena
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA48,120
|
$37.38
CFA22,994
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA718,671
|
$419.03
CFA257,784
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA84,210
|
$173.90
CFA106,980
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA118,278
|
$76.90
CFA47,311
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
|
N'djamena
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA19,076
|
$72.63
CFA44,683
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,031,137
|
$15,441.40
CFA9,499,550
|
|
pay 34.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
N'djamena
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA825
|
$1.17
CFA722
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,117
|
$1.68
CFA1,031
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,237
|
$1.68
CFA1,031
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA82,491
|
$29.33
CFA18,045
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,093
|
$2.10
CFA1,289
|
|
pay 54.5% less for clothing
|
N'djamena
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,623
|
$13.41
CFA8,249
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,713
|
$29.33
CFA18,045
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,356
|
$33.52
CFA20,623
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA82,491
|
$50.28
CFA30,934
|
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