Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 99.2% more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
Ouagadougou
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
F CFA510
|
$9.00
SVC78.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
F CFA1,326
|
$6.50
SVC56.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
F CFA383
|
$0.71
SVC6.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
F CFA306
|
$0.71
SVC6.23
|
|
pay 46.1% more for groceries
Ouagadougou
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
F CFA646
|
$1.76
SVC15.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.97
SVC25.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
F CFA5,210
|
$6.82
SVC59.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
F CFA1,224
|
$2.64
SVC23.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
F CFA1,851
|
$2.45
SVC21.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
F CFA571
|
$1.44
SVC12.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA347
|
$0.76
SVC6.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA262
|
$1.06
SVC9.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA358
|
$1.09
SVC9.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA324
|
$0.83
SVC7.28
|
|
pay 88.0% more for transportation
Ouagadougou
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
F CFA2,519
|
$3.98
SVC34.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
F CFA9,180
|
$21.74
SVC190.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$18,000.00
SVC157,350.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
F CFA5,610
|
$29.85
SVC260.98
|
|
pay 62.9% more for housing
Ouagadougou
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
F CFA22,746
|
$45.33
SVC396.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
F CFA255,004
|
$672.22
SVC5,876.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
F CFA105,827
|
$525.00
SVC4,589.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
F CFA46,801
|
$52.28
SVC456.98
|
|
pay 17.6% less for childcare
Ouagadougou
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
F CFA44,201
|
$99.22
SVC867.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
F CFA9,397,083
|
$4,350.00
SVC38,026.46
|
|
pay 70.5% more for entertainment and sports
Ouagadougou
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
F CFA714
|
$1.50
SVC13.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$2.46
SVC21.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$4.00
SVC34.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
F CFA17,850
|
$29.44
SVC257.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
F CFA1,275
|
$5.00
SVC43.71
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Ouagadougou
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
F CFA8,160
|
$53.50
SVC467.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
F CFA17,850
|
$41.12
SVC359.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
F CFA20,400
|
$81.36
SVC711.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
F CFA30,600
|
$85.00
SVC743.05
|
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