Cost of living comparison
Bissau is 70.4% more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Bissau instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Ouagadougou
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$4.98
F CFA3,001
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,294
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA465
|
$1.33
F CFA800
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
|
pay 22.9% more for groceries
Ouagadougou
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
$0.91
F CFA551
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? | ?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,548
|
$6.28
F CFA3,787
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,523
|
$4.98
F CFA3,001
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$6.02
F CFA3,630
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA257
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA409
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA818
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA347
|
?? | |
pay 14.3% more for transportation
Ouagadougou
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,760
|
$4.59
F CFA2,767
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
$9.47
F CFA5,707
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,262
|
$7.05
F CFA4,252
|
|
pay 9.6% more for housing
Ouagadougou
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,836
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA248,857
|
$440.73
F CFA265,725
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
$228.99
F CFA138,063
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,867
|
$77.04
F CFA46,451
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Ouagadougou
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,657
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,170,573
|
?? |
pay 13.0% more for entertainment and sports
Ouagadougou
|
Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA697
|
$1.58
F CFA950
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$2.07
F CFA1,251
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA995
|
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
$58.08
F CFA35,017
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Ouagadougou
|
Bissau
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$91.27
F CFA55,027
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$58.08
F CFA35,017
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$82.97
F CFA50,024
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$107.86
F CFA65,032
|
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