Cost of living comparison

Burkina Faso

compared to

Moldova

Chisinau vs. Ouagadougou Cost of Living Summary

Chisinau is 15.1% more expensive than Ouagadougou.

Restaurants: pay 28.6% more in Chisinau
Groceries: pay 52.1% less in Chisinau
Transportation: pay 6.4% less in Chisinau
Housing: pay 64.0% more in Chisinau
Childcare: pay 3.5 times more in Chisinau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.1% more in Chisinau
Clothing: pay 34.2% more in Chisinau

The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Chisinau are more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Expenses including groceries and transportation are lower in Chisinau. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Chisinau.

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Chisinau vs. Ouagadougou Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chisinau instead of Ouagadougou, you would:

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pay 28.6% more for restaurants

	Ouagadougou	Chisinau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.25 F CFA4,249	$11.22 MDL200.58	+54.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.25 F CFA4,249	$8.70 MDL155.45	+19.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 F CFA633	$1.21 MDL21.60	+11.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 F CFA633	$0.89 MDL15.92	-17.6%
Average			+28.6%

Ouagadougou vs. Chisinau - Cost of restaurants

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pay 52.1% less for groceries

	Ouagadougou	Chisinau
Bread 1 loaf	$1.11 F CFA650	$0.71 MDL12.71	-35.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.54 F CFA4,999	$4.89 MDL87.39	-42.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.59 F CFA4,447	$4.73 MDL84.61	-37.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 F CFA1,500	$2.79 MDL49.81	+8.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.29 F CFA5,442	$2.36 MDL42.13	-74.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.13 F CFA1,247	$0.44 MDL7.83	-79.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.87 MDL15.60
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.55 F CFA907	$0.94 MDL16.79	-39.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.74 F CFA1,020	$1.01 MDL17.97	-42.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 F CFA416	$0.31 MDL5.58	-56.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.77 F CFA454	$0.25 MDL4.40	-68.2%
Average			-52.1%

Ouagadougou vs. Chisinau - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.4% less for transportation

	Ouagadougou	Chisinau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.49 F CFA3,217	$6.44 MDL115.06	+17.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$13.52 MDL241.70
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,701.04 F CFA21M	$29,507.41 MDL528K	-19.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.34 F CFA4,299	$4.94 MDL88.26	-32.7%
Average			-6.4%

Ouagadougou vs. Chisinau - Cost of transportation

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pay 64.0% more for housing

	Ouagadougou	Chisinau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.06 F CFA31,661	$10.59 MDL189.39	-80.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$341.40 F CFA200K	$679.74 MDL12,152.24	+99.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$230.45 F CFA135K	$435.34 MDL7,782.96	+88.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$136.41 F CFA79,896	$185.85 MDL3,322.64	+36.2%
Average			+64.0%

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

	Ouagadougou	Chisinau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$34.14 F CFA19,996	$434.06 MDL7,759.94	+1171.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,974.59 F CFA3M	$5,841.67 MDL104K	-2.2%
Average			+252.6%

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pay 22.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Ouagadougou	Chisinau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 F CFA700	$2.24 MDL40.12	+87.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 F CFA1,166	$2.16 MDL38.67	+8.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.32 F CFA775	$3.42 MDL61.18	+158.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.75 F CFA34,993	$41.67 MDL745.01	-30.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.83 F CFA3,999	$8.41 MDL150.43	+23.2%
Average			+22.1%

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pay 34.2% more for clothing

	Ouagadougou	Chisinau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.14 F CFA19,996	$79.80 MDL1,426.62	+133.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.21 F CFA29,994	$47.07 MDL841.43	-8.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.35 F CFA49,990	$114.14 MDL2,040.51	+33.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.42 F CFA59,988	$115.56 MDL2,065.97	+12.8%
Average			+34.2%

Ouagadougou vs. Chisinau - Cost of clothing

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