Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 4.5 times more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 9.8 times more for restaurants
Ouagadougou
|
Brussels
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA502
|
$19.59
€18.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,306
|
$11.97
€11.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA469
|
$2.72
€2.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA251
|
$2.58
€2.39
|
|
pay 74.4% more for groceries
Ouagadougou
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA539
|
$2.68
€2.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$8.38
€7.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,600
|
$5.89
€5.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,537
|
$4.11
€3.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$5.43
€5.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$1.23
€1.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA305
|
$0.89
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA260
|
$1.31
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA413
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA825
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA351
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
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pay 4.7 times more for transportation
Ouagadougou
|
Brussels
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,786
|
$7.19
€6.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA3,014
|
$53.34
€49.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,021.96
€28,780.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,339
|
$24.16
€22.42
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Ouagadougou
|
Brussels
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA25,068
|
$57.82
€53.64
|
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1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA251,185
|
$1,165.94
€1,081.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA125,593
|
$976.56
€906.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA42,258
|
$182.93
€169.72
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
Ouagadougou
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA75,356
|
$989.17
€917.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,256,377
|
$23,148.55
€21,476.07
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Ouagadougou
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA703
|
$5.44
€5.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA754
|
$3.88
€3.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA1,005
|
$9.25
€8.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA25,119
|
$34.92
€32.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
$14.15
€13.13
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Ouagadougou
|
Brussels
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$104.24
€96.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$49.59
€46.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$117.47
€108.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$144.77
€134.31
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