Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 2.9 times more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 7.1 times more for restaurants
Ouagadougou
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.80
CFA516
|
$13.15
€12.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.08
CFA1,342
|
$8.42
€8.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
CFA344
|
$2.30
€2.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
CFA310
|
$1.70
€1.67
|
|
pay 29.4% more for groceries
Ouagadougou
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
CFA516
|
$1.04
€1.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.21
€5.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
CFA3,909
|
$3.29
€3.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
CFA1,239
|
$2.33
€2.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
CFA1,874
|
$3.26
€3.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
CFA578
|
$0.92
€0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
CFA375
|
$0.79
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.39
CFA250
|
$0.74
€0.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
CFA209
|
$0.85
€0.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
CFA500
|
$0.56
€0.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
CFA359
|
$0.63
€0.62
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Ouagadougou
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.80
CFA2,450
|
$6.45
€6.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.43
CFA9,294
|
$57.86
€56.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,054.74
CFA15,489,606
|
$26,298.13
€25,816.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
CFA2,788
|
$12.94
€12.70
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Ouagadougou
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.20
CFA56,795
|
$37.24
€36.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$268.61
CFA172,967
|
$1,056.08
€1,036.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.23
CFA64,540
|
$815.10
€800.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.02
CFA60,541
|
$125.83
€123.52
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Ouagadougou
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.04
CFA104,985
|
$514.57
€505.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,537.15
CFA4,853,410
|
$10,045.88
€9,861.71
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Ouagadougou
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
CFA723
|
$3.16
€3.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
CFA1,033
|
$2.19
€2.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
CFA1,033
|
$5.26
€5.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.76
CFA27,537
|
$42.21
€41.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.41
CFA1,549
|
$9.47
€9.29
|
|
pay 21.3% more for clothing
Ouagadougou
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.18
CFA51,632
|
$79.49
€78.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.11
CFA32,270
|
$32.03
€31.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.15
CFA41,306
|
$75.56
€74.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.11
CFA30,979
|
$98.31
€96.51
|
|
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