Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 2.5 times more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
Ouagadougou
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA502
|
$8.00
LBP715,814
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,306
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA469
|
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA251
|
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
|
pay 24.4% less for groceries
Ouagadougou
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA539
|
$0.78
LBP70,027
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.14
LBP459,642
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,600
|
$6.42
LBP574,498
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,537
|
$2.17
LBP193,775
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.32
LBP296,650
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$0.61
LBP54,284
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA305
|
$0.57
LBP51,016
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA260
|
$0.37
LBP33,458
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA413
|
$0.44
LBP39,431
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA825
|
$0.33
LBP29,357
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA351
|
$0.40
LBP36,020
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for transportation
Ouagadougou
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,786
|
$3.53
LBP316,126
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA3,014
|
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,000.00
LBP2,236,919,013
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,339
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
|
pay 90.4% more for housing
Ouagadougou
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA25,068
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA251,185
|
$771.88
LBP69,064,875
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA125,593
|
$369.23
LBP33,037,573
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA42,258
|
$189.49
LBP16,954,530
|
|
pay 44.9% more for childcare
Ouagadougou
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA75,356
|
$325.00
LBP29,079,947
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,256,377
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,328,556
|
|
pay 66.2% more for entertainment and sports
Ouagadougou
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA703
|
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA754
|
$2.48
LBP222,113
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA1,005
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA25,119
|
$60.83
LBP5,443,170
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Ouagadougou
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$83.69
LBP7,488,086
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$107.86
LBP9,650,708
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$117.86
LBP10,545,475
|
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