Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 79.6% more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Ouagadougou
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
F CFA514
|
$7.09
GYD1,483.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
F CFA1,335
|
$7.09
GYD1,483.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
F CFA385
|
$1.19
GYD249.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
F CFA308
|
$0.64
GYD133.54
|
|
pay 62.0% more for groceries
Ouagadougou
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
F CFA650
|
$1.49
GYD312.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.89
GYD1,022.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
F CFA5,246
|
$12.79
GYD2,677.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
F CFA1,232
|
$2.90
GYD607.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
F CFA1,863
|
$2.49
GYD521.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
F CFA575
|
$2.30
GYD480.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA349
|
$1.03
GYD215.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA264
|
$1.48
GYD310.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA361
|
$0.86
GYD179.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA489
|
$0.63
GYD131.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA326
|
$0.58
GYD121.83
|
|
pay 80.5% more for transportation
Ouagadougou
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
F CFA2,537
|
$3.78
GYD790.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
F CFA9,243
|
$33.09
GYD6,924.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$15,600.24
GYD3,264,415.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
F CFA5,649
|
$21.27
GYD4,451.48
|
|
pay 14.0% more for housing
Ouagadougou
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
F CFA22,902
|
$59.56
GYD12,463.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
F CFA256,751
|
$360.46
GYD75,427.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
F CFA106,552
|
$228.98
GYD47,915.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
F CFA47,121
|
$60.66
GYD12,692.67
|
|
pay 31.8% less for childcare
Ouagadougou
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
F CFA44,503
|
$94.55
GYD19,784.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
F CFA9,461,458
|
$954.92
GYD199,821.81
|
|
pay 87.4% more for entertainment and sports
Ouagadougou
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
F CFA719
|
$2.36
GYD494.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
$3.43
GYD717.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
$2.36
GYD494.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
F CFA17,973
|
$28.36
GYD5,935.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
$6.15
GYD1,285.98
|
|
pay 72.7% more for clothing
Ouagadougou
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
F CFA8,216
|
$26.39
GYD5,523.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
F CFA17,973
|
$46.49
GYD9,727.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
F CFA20,540
|
$70.91
GYD14,838.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
$62.24
GYD13,024.69
|
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