Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 2.9 times more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Ouagadougou
|
Beijing
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
CFA506
|
$4.37
CN¥31.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
CFA1,316
|
$5.82
CN¥42.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
CFA380
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CFA304
|
$0.33
CN¥2.41
|
|
pay 19.2% more for groceries
Ouagadougou
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
CFA641
|
$2.04
CN¥14.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.63
CN¥47.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
CFA5,172
|
$7.67
CN¥55.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
CFA1,215
|
$1.89
CN¥13.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
CFA1,837
|
$1.80
CN¥13.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
CFA566
|
$1.00
CN¥7.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CFA344
|
$0.92
CN¥6.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
CFA260
|
$0.97
CN¥6.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
CFA356
|
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA482
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
CFA321
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
|
pay 55.1% more for transportation
Ouagadougou
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
CFA2,501
|
$4.79
CN¥34.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
CFA9,113
|
$43.66
CN¥315.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,196.95
CN¥174,910.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
CFA5,569
|
$5.53
CN¥39.98
|
|
pay 88.2% more for housing
Ouagadougou
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
CFA22,580
|
$20.10
CN¥145.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
CFA253,135
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,348.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
CFA105,051
|
$634.84
CN¥4,588.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
CFA46,458
|
$44.96
CN¥324.97
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for childcare
Ouagadougou
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
CFA43,877
|
$951.31
CN¥6,876.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
CFA9,328,206
|
$27,770.10
CN¥200,738.92
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Ouagadougou
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
CFA709
|
$1.46
CN¥10.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
CFA1,013
|
$4.37
CN¥31.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
CFA1,013
|
$4.37
CN¥31.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
CFA17,719
|
$58.33
CN¥421.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
CFA1,266
|
$10.12
CN¥73.12
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Ouagadougou
|
Beijing
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
CFA8,100
|
$69.18
CN¥500.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
CFA17,719
|
$43.88
CN¥317.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
CFA20,251
|
$89.48
CN¥646.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
CFA30,376
|
$124.62
CN¥900.85
|
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