Cost of living comparison
Brasilia is 2.1 times more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Brasilia instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Ouagadougou
|
Brasilia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$5.85
R$29.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,294
|
$6.82
R$34.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA465
|
$1.20
R$6.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$0.80
R$4.06
|
|
pay 2.9% more for groceries
Ouagadougou
|
Brasilia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
$1.78
R$9.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.19
R$26.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,548
|
$4.10
R$20.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,523
|
$2.39
R$12.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.61
R$8.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$0.94
R$4.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$0.61
R$3.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA257
|
$0.48
R$2.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA409
|
$0.67
R$3.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA818
|
$0.49
R$2.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA347
|
$0.58
R$2.95
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
Ouagadougou
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,760
|
$4.15
R$21.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
$47.57
R$242.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,345.08
R$129,376.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,262
|
$8.07
R$41.20
|
|
pay 14.4% less for housing
Ouagadougou
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,836
|
$20.58
R$105.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA248,857
|
$401.50
R$2,049.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
$242.40
R$1,237.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,867
|
$53.80
R$274.63
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Ouagadougou
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,657
|
$530.73
R$2,709.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,170,573
|
$12,185.14
R$62,200.25
|
|
pay 24.0% more for entertainment and sports
Ouagadougou
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA697
|
$1.95
R$9.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$1.95
R$9.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA995
|
$2.24
R$11.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
$26.15
R$133.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$7.80
R$39.81
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Ouagadougou
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$57.37
R$292.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$45.12
R$230.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$65.72
R$335.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$62.37
R$318.37
|
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