Cost of living comparison
Lima is 65.3% more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Lima instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Ouagadougou
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
CFA506
|
$4.01
PEN14.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
CFA1,316
|
$5.35
PEN19.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
CFA380
|
$0.87
PEN3.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CFA304
|
$0.60
PEN2.19
|
|
pay 11.3% less for groceries
Ouagadougou
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
CFA641
|
$1.90
PEN6.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.58
PEN13.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
CFA5,172
|
$4.74
PEN17.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
CFA1,215
|
$2.09
PEN7.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
CFA1,837
|
$2.36
PEN8.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
CFA566
|
$0.74
PEN2.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CFA344
|
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
CFA260
|
$0.45
PEN1.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
CFA356
|
$0.46
PEN1.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA482
|
$0.38
PEN1.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
CFA321
|
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
|
pay 37.9% more for transportation
Ouagadougou
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
CFA2,501
|
$5.56
PEN20.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
CFA9,113
|
$16.75
PEN61.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,401.64
PEN78,607.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
CFA5,569
|
$15.52
PEN56.99
|
|
pay 14.5% more for housing
Ouagadougou
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
CFA22,580
|
$28.39
PEN104.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
CFA253,135
|
$503.74
PEN1,850.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
CFA105,051
|
$328.82
PEN1,207.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
CFA46,458
|
$55.84
PEN205.09
|
|
pay 56.1% more for childcare
Ouagadougou
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
CFA43,877
|
$200.22
PEN735.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
CFA9,328,206
|
$5,654.15
PEN20,767.53
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Ouagadougou
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
CFA709
|
$2.14
PEN7.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
CFA1,013
|
$2.69
PEN9.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
CFA1,013
|
$5.35
PEN19.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
CFA17,719
|
$37.28
PEN136.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
CFA1,266
|
$6.69
PEN24.56
|
|
pay 92.9% more for clothing
Ouagadougou
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
CFA8,100
|
$42.06
PEN154.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
CFA17,719
|
$28.40
PEN104.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
CFA20,251
|
$72.34
PEN265.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
CFA30,376
|
$73.12
PEN268.58
|
|
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