Cost of living comparison
Prague is 3.4 times more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Prague instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 5.5 times more for restaurants
Ouagadougou
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
F CFA510
|
$10.29
CZK238.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
F CFA1,326
|
$8.89
CZK205.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
F CFA383
|
$1.76
CZK40.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
F CFA306
|
$1.38
CZK31.91
|
|
pay 41.8% more for groceries
Ouagadougou
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
F CFA646
|
$1.71
CZK39.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.50
CZK150.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
F CFA5,210
|
$4.62
CZK106.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
F CFA1,224
|
$3.46
CZK80.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
F CFA1,851
|
$4.31
CZK99.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
F CFA571
|
$0.86
CZK19.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA347
|
$0.81
CZK18.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA262
|
$0.98
CZK22.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA358
|
$1.62
CZK37.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$0.49
CZK11.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA324
|
$0.50
CZK11.46
|
|
pay 58.7% more for transportation
Ouagadougou
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
F CFA2,519
|
$7.00
CZK161.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
F CFA9,180
|
$25.72
CZK595.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,062.17
CZK649,114.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
F CFA5,610
|
$12.58
CZK291.02
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Ouagadougou
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
F CFA22,746
|
$26.19
CZK605.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
F CFA255,004
|
$1,062.03
CZK24,566.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
F CFA105,827
|
$794.21
CZK18,371.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
F CFA46,801
|
$251.13
CZK5,808.87
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
Ouagadougou
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
F CFA44,201
|
$808.25
CZK18,695.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
F CFA9,397,083
|
$13,299.60
CZK307,636.95
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Ouagadougou
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
F CFA714
|
$2.34
CZK54.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$3.21
CZK74.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$6.73
CZK155.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
F CFA17,850
|
$60.27
CZK1,394.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
F CFA1,275
|
$11.18
CZK258.56
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for clothing
Ouagadougou
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
F CFA8,160
|
$93.07
CZK2,152.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
F CFA17,850
|
$42.28
CZK977.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
F CFA20,400
|
$96.72
CZK2,237.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
F CFA30,600
|
$114.16
CZK2,640.72
|
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