Cost of living comparison
Baku is 72.1% more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Baku instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
Ouagadougou
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$10.00
AZN17.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,294
|
$7.65
AZN13.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA465
|
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$0.38
AZN0.65
|
|
pay 20.9% less for groceries
Ouagadougou
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
$0.46
AZN0.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.72
AZN4.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,548
|
$5.25
AZN8.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,523
|
$1.54
AZN2.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.07
AZN3.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$0.48
AZN0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$0.77
AZN1.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA257
|
$0.66
AZN1.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA409
|
$0.77
AZN1.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA818
|
$0.29
AZN0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA347
|
$0.23
AZN0.39
|
|
pay 52.6% more for transportation
Ouagadougou
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,760
|
$2.58
AZN4.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
$17.65
AZN30.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,262
|
$6.18
AZN10.50
|
|
pay 13.1% less for housing
Ouagadougou
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,836
|
$14.28
AZN24.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA248,857
|
$481.00
AZN817.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
$270.59
AZN460.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,867
|
$45.42
AZN77.22
|
|
pay 13.5% more for childcare
Ouagadougou
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,657
|
$232.09
AZN394.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,170,573
|
$6,029.41
AZN10,250.00
|
|
pay 63.0% more for entertainment and sports
Ouagadougou
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA697
|
$1.47
AZN2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$3.46
AZN5.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA995
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
$50.86
AZN86.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Ouagadougou
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$59.46
AZN101.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$52.78
AZN89.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$122.21
AZN207.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$92.12
AZN156.60
|
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