Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 90.2% more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 5.1 times more for restaurants
Ouagadougou
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
F CFA510
|
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
F CFA1,326
|
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
F CFA383
|
$1.26
VEF12.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
F CFA306
|
$0.87
VEF8.65
|
|
pay 29.5% more for groceries
Ouagadougou
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
F CFA646
|
$2.23
VEF22.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.86
VEF28.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
F CFA5,210
|
$7.06
VEF70.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
F CFA1,224
|
$2.29
VEF22.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
F CFA1,851
|
$2.66
VEF26.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
F CFA571
|
$1.87
VEF18.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA347
|
$0.50
VEF4.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA262
|
$0.73
VEF7.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA358
|
$0.68
VEF6.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$0.73
VEF7.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA324
|
$0.74
VEF7.40
|
|
pay 43.0% more for transportation
Ouagadougou
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
F CFA2,519
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
F CFA9,180
|
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
F CFA5,610
|
$17.00
VEF169.57
|
|
pay 2.6% more for housing
Ouagadougou
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
F CFA22,746
|
$42.00
VEF418.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
F CFA255,004
|
$360.00
VEF3,590.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
F CFA105,827
|
$345.00
VEF3,441.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
F CFA46,801
|
$10.46
VEF104.34
|
|
pay 31.1% less for childcare
Ouagadougou
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
F CFA44,201
|
$73.54
VEF733.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
F CFA9,397,083
|
$5,633.33
VEF56,189.69
|
|
pay 80.9% more for entertainment and sports
Ouagadougou
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
F CFA714
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$1.79
VEF17.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$3.50
VEF34.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
F CFA17,850
|
$51.31
VEF511.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
F CFA1,275
|
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
|
pay 100.0% more for clothing
Ouagadougou
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
F CFA8,160
|
$42.19
VEF420.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
F CFA17,850
|
$38.00
VEF379.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
F CFA20,400
|
$75.77
VEF755.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
F CFA30,600
|
$65.25
VEF650.84
|
|
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