Cost of living comparison
Astana is 72.9% more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Astana instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Ouagadougou
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
F CFA510
|
$7.90
KZT3,473.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
F CFA1,326
|
$5.64
KZT2,480.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
F CFA383
|
$0.69
KZT302.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
F CFA306
|
$0.47
KZT206.13
|
|
pay 12.0% less for groceries
Ouagadougou
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
F CFA646
|
$0.46
KZT200.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.30
KZT1,891.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
F CFA5,210
|
$3.76
KZT1,651.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
F CFA1,224
|
$1.69
KZT741.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
F CFA1,851
|
$2.17
KZT951.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
F CFA571
|
$0.58
KZT253.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA347
|
$0.81
KZT354.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA262
|
$0.93
KZT407.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA358
|
$0.92
KZT404.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$0.24
KZT105.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA324
|
$0.18
KZT78.32
|
|
pay 36.3% less for transportation
Ouagadougou
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
F CFA2,519
|
$1.74
KZT766.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
F CFA9,180
|
$15.80
KZT6,946.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,868.62
KZT8,732,364.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
F CFA5,610
|
$4.06
KZT1,786.17
|
|
pay 9.4% less for housing
Ouagadougou
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
F CFA22,746
|
$12.80
KZT5,624.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
F CFA255,004
|
$453.25
KZT199,207.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
F CFA105,827
|
$295.32
KZT129,794.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
F CFA46,801
|
$38.61
KZT16,969.78
|
|
pay 83.5% more for childcare
Ouagadougou
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
F CFA44,201
|
$224.97
KZT98,877.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
F CFA9,397,083
|
$8,854.27
KZT3,891,497.69
|
|
pay 38.3% more for entertainment and sports
Ouagadougou
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
F CFA714
|
$1.13
KZT496.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$1.93
KZT850.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$1.58
KZT694.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
F CFA17,850
|
$49.93
KZT21,944.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
F CFA1,275
|
$4.52
KZT1,984.63
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Ouagadougou
|
Astana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
F CFA8,160
|
$76.57
KZT33,653.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
F CFA17,850
|
$42.15
KZT18,523.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
F CFA20,400
|
$94.11
KZT41,363.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
F CFA30,600
|
$92.91
KZT40,833.73
|
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