Cost of living comparison
Minsk is 2.1 times more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Minsk instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
Ouagadougou
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
F CFA514
|
$9.90
BYN32.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
F CFA1,335
|
$5.33
BYN17.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
F CFA385
|
$0.85
BYN2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
F CFA308
|
$0.53
BYN1.72
|
|
pay 0.8% more for groceries
Ouagadougou
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
F CFA650
|
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.74
BYN12.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
F CFA5,246
|
$3.09
BYN10.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
F CFA1,232
|
$1.45
BYN4.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
F CFA1,863
|
$1.94
BYN6.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
F CFA575
|
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA349
|
$0.92
BYN3.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA264
|
$0.88
BYN2.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA361
|
$1.30
BYN4.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA489
|
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA326
|
$0.39
BYN1.27
|
|
pay 15.0% less for transportation
Ouagadougou
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
F CFA2,537
|
$3.70
BYN12.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
F CFA9,243
|
$19.80
BYN64.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,504.75
BYN70,391.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
F CFA5,649
|
$3.17
BYN10.37
|
|
pay 13.9% less for housing
Ouagadougou
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
F CFA22,902
|
$13.59
BYN44.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
F CFA256,751
|
$403.93
BYN1,322.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
F CFA106,552
|
$265.15
BYN867.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
F CFA47,121
|
$45.60
BYN149.26
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Ouagadougou
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
F CFA44,503
|
$464.49
BYN1,520.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
F CFA9,461,458
|
$6,614.68
BYN21,651.79
|
|
pay 35.4% more for entertainment and sports
Ouagadougou
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
F CFA719
|
$1.24
BYN4.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
$1.77
BYN5.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
$1.90
BYN6.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
F CFA17,973
|
$36.75
BYN120.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
$4.75
BYN15.56
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Ouagadougou
|
Minsk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
F CFA8,216
|
$71.88
BYN235.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
F CFA17,973
|
$47.22
BYN154.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
F CFA20,540
|
$108.20
BYN354.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
$113.87
BYN372.72
|
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