Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 3.6 times more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 7.4 times more for restaurants
Ouagadougou
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
CFA516
|
$13.19
€12.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
CFA1,341
|
$9.97
€9.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
CFA387
|
$2.90
€2.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CFA309
|
$2.39
€2.25
|
|
pay 71.3% more for groceries
Ouagadougou
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
CFA653
|
$1.97
€1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.93
€6.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
CFA5,269
|
$5.11
€4.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
CFA1,238
|
$3.15
€2.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
CFA1,872
|
$4.93
€4.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
CFA577
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CFA351
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
CFA265
|
$1.34
€1.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
CFA362
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA491
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
CFA327
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Ouagadougou
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
CFA2,548
|
$8.08
€7.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
CFA9,284
|
$93.45
€87.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,967.00
€30,931.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
CFA5,674
|
$22.98
€21.56
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Ouagadougou
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
CFA23,004
|
$42.65
€40.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
CFA257,890
|
$1,347.77
€1,264.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
CFA107,024
|
$999.06
€937.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
CFA47,330
|
$273.14
€256.27
|
|
pay 70.3% more for childcare
Ouagadougou
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
CFA44,701
|
$210.36
€197.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
CFA9,503,436
|
$7,885.50
€7,398.57
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Ouagadougou
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
CFA722
|
$4.40
€4.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
CFA1,032
|
$3.62
€3.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
CFA1,032
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
CFA18,052
|
$41.73
€39.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
CFA1,289
|
$13.19
€12.38
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
Ouagadougou
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
CFA8,252
|
$91.74
€86.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
CFA18,052
|
$38.98
€36.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
CFA20,631
|
$94.97
€89.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
CFA30,947
|
$118.23
€110.93
|
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