Cost of living comparison
Athens is 3.0 times more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Athens instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 6.0 times more for restaurants
Ouagadougou
|
Athens
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
CFA506
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
CFA1,316
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
CFA380
|
$2.01
€1.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CFA304
|
$0.55
€0.51
|
|
pay 26.7% more for groceries
Ouagadougou
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
CFA641
|
$1.30
€1.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.55
€6.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
CFA5,172
|
$7.06
€6.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
CFA1,215
|
$4.44
€4.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
CFA1,837
|
$4.44
€4.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
CFA566
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CFA344
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
CFA260
|
$0.56
€0.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
CFA356
|
$0.93
€0.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA482
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
CFA321
|
$0.47
€0.43
|
|
pay 78.8% more for transportation
Ouagadougou
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
CFA2,501
|
$8.01
€7.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
CFA9,113
|
$32.98
€30.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,287.34
€23,288.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
CFA5,569
|
$11.43
€10.53
|
|
pay 96.5% more for housing
Ouagadougou
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
CFA22,580
|
$33.96
€31.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
CFA253,135
|
$553.55
€509.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
CFA105,051
|
$521.82
€480.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
CFA46,458
|
$202.27
€186.29
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Ouagadougou
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
CFA43,877
|
$488.12
€449.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
CFA9,328,206
|
$10,050.80
€9,256.29
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Ouagadougou
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
CFA709
|
$4.67
€4.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
CFA1,013
|
$3.68
€3.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
CFA1,013
|
$5.28
€4.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
CFA17,719
|
$45.80
€42.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
CFA1,266
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Ouagadougou
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
CFA8,100
|
$84.84
€78.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
CFA17,719
|
$38.04
€35.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
CFA20,251
|
$90.00
€82.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
CFA30,376
|
$111.33
€102.53
|
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