Cost of living comparison
Asmara is 67.8% more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Asmara instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 5.0 times more for restaurants
Ouagadougou
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
F CFA514
|
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
F CFA1,335
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
F CFA385
|
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
F CFA308
|
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
|
pay 24.8% more for groceries
Ouagadougou
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
F CFA650
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? | ?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
F CFA5,246
|
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
F CFA1,232
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
F CFA1,863
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
F CFA575
|
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA349
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA264
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA361
|
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA489
|
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA326
|
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
|
pay 31.6% more for transportation
Ouagadougou
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
F CFA2,537
|
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
F CFA9,243
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
F CFA5,649
|
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
|
pay 76.6% more for housing
Ouagadougou
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
F CFA22,902
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
F CFA256,751
|
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
F CFA106,552
|
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
F CFA47,121
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
|
pay 80.3% less for childcare
Ouagadougou
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
F CFA44,503
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
F CFA9,461,458
|
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
|
pay 17.0% less for entertainment and sports
Ouagadougou
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
F CFA719
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
F CFA17,973
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
pay 35.2% more for clothing
Ouagadougou
|
Asmara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
F CFA8,216
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
F CFA17,973
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
F CFA20,540
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
|
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