Cost of living comparison

Burkina Faso

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Lebanon

Beirut vs. Ouagadougou Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 52.4% more expensive than Ouagadougou.

Restaurants: pay 48.3% more in Beirut
Groceries: pay 29.1% less in Beirut
Transportation: pay 17.3% more in Beirut
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Beirut
Childcare: pay 6.0 times more in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Beirut
Clothing: pay 38.1% more in Beirut

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, and transportation in Beirut are more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Beirut.

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Beirut vs. Ouagadougou Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beirut instead of Ouagadougou, you would:

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pay 48.3% more for restaurants

	Ouagadougou	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.25 F CFA4,236	$12.00 LBP1M	+65.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.25 F CFA4,236	$10.00 LBP896K	+37.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 F CFA631	$2.33 LBP209K	+115.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 F CFA631	$0.87 LBP78,113	-19.3%
Average			+48.3%

Ouagadougou vs. Beirut - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.1% less for groceries

	Ouagadougou	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$1.11 F CFA648	$0.88 LBP78,624	-20.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.54 F CFA4,983	$5.54 LBP496K	-35.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.59 F CFA4,433	$7.42 LBP664K	-2.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 F CFA1,495	$3.57 LBP320K	+39.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.29 F CFA5,425	$4.81 LBP431K	-48.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.13 F CFA1,243	$1.39 LBP124K	-34.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.76 LBP68,245
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.55 F CFA904	$0.75 LBP66,945	-51.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.74 F CFA1,017	$0.68 LBP60,933	-60.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 F CFA414	$0.56 LBP50,168	-21.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.77 F CFA452	$0.71 LBP63,835	-7.9%
Average			-29.1%

Ouagadougou vs. Beirut - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.3% more for transportation

	Ouagadougou	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.49 F CFA3,207	$4.04 LBP362K	-26.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$77.50 LBP7M
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,701.04 F CFA21M	$53,500.00 LBP5B	+45.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.34 F CFA4,285	$23.00 LBP2M	+213.3%
Average			+17.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Ouagadougou	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.06 F CFA31,559	$37.98 LBP3M	-29.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$341.40 F CFA199K	$943.80 LBP85M	+176.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$230.45 F CFA135K	$496.60 LBP44M	+115.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$136.41 F CFA79,640	$177.50 LBP16M	+30.1%
Average			+108.7%

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pay 6.0 times more for childcare

	Ouagadougou	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$34.14 F CFA19,932	$681.75 LBP61M	+1896.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,974.59 F CFA3M	$10,643.75 LBP953M	+78.2%
Average			+496.4%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Ouagadougou	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 F CFA698	$5.00 LBP448K	+318.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 F CFA1,163	$4.54 LBP407K	+128.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.32 F CFA772	$3.00 LBP269K	+126.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.75 F CFA34,881	$85.00 LBP8M	+42.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.83 F CFA3,986	$10.00 LBP896K	+46.5%
Average			+104.7%

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pay 38.1% more for clothing

	Ouagadougou	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.14 F CFA19,932	$67.62 LBP6M	+98.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.21 F CFA29,898	$49.29 LBP4M	-3.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.35 F CFA49,830	$138.89 LBP12M	+62.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.42 F CFA59,796	$120.00 LBP11M	+17.2%
Average			+38.1%

Ouagadougou vs. Beirut - Cost of clothing

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