Cost of living comparison
London is 6.4 times more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in London instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 9.1 times more for restaurants
Ouagadougou
|
London
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
CFA516
|
$21.12
£17.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
CFA1,340
|
$9.10
£7.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
CFA387
|
$2.30
£1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CFA309
|
$1.75
£1.42
|
|
pay 49.2% more for groceries
Ouagadougou
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
CFA653
|
$1.57
£1.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.08
£3.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
CFA5,267
|
$5.80
£4.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
CFA1,237
|
$3.53
£2.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
CFA1,871
|
$3.80
£3.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
CFA577
|
$1.20
£0.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CFA351
|
$0.71
£0.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
CFA265
|
$1.16
£0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
CFA362
|
$1.47
£1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA491
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
CFA327
|
$0.66
£0.53
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for transportation
Ouagadougou
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
CFA2,547
|
$8.25
£6.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
CFA9,280
|
$198.74
£160.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,052.51
£25,105.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
CFA5,671
|
$22.83
£18.46
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for housing
Ouagadougou
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
CFA22,994
|
$36.24
£29.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
CFA257,784
|
$2,575.57
£2,082.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
CFA106,980
|
$1,776.05
£1,435.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
CFA47,311
|
$286.24
£231.41
|
|
pay 14.1 times more for childcare
Ouagadougou
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
CFA44,683
|
$1,945.82
£1,573.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
CFA9,499,550
|
$21,135.46
£17,087.45
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Ouagadougou
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
CFA722
|
$7.45
£6.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
CFA1,031
|
$4.25
£3.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
CFA1,031
|
$16.15
£13.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
CFA18,045
|
$56.73
£45.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
CFA1,289
|
$14.91
£12.05
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for clothing
Ouagadougou
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
CFA8,249
|
$92.70
£74.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
CFA18,045
|
$42.71
£34.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
CFA20,623
|
$92.09
£74.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
CFA30,934
|
$120.19
£97.17
|
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