Cost of living comparison
compared to
San Salvador vs. Ouagadougou Cost of Living Summary
San Salvador is 22.2% more expensive than Ouagadougou.
- Restaurants
-
pay 27.5% more in San Salvador
- Groceries
-
pay 15.5% more in San Salvador
- Transportation
-
pay 11.4% more in San Salvador
- Housing
-
pay 60.4% more in San Salvador
- Childcare
-
pay 21.2% less in San Salvador
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 39.9% more in San Salvador
The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and transportation in San Salvador are more expensive than in Ouagadougou.
San Salvador vs. Ouagadougou Cost Breakdown
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 27.5% more for restaurants
|
Ouagadougou
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.37
F CFA3,035
|
$7.00
SVC61.08
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.05
F CFA4,553
|
$7.00
SVC61.08
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
F CFA472
|
$1.14
SVC9.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
F CFA329
|
$0.91
SVC7.95
|
|
Ouagadougou vs. San Salvador - Cost of restaurants
pay 15.5% more for groceries
|
Ouagadougou
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
F CFA536
|
$1.95
SVC17.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.94
F CFA5,059
|
$3.77
SVC32.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.61
F CFA6,000
|
$6.84
SVC59.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
F CFA1,723
|
$3.01
SVC26.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.74
F CFA5,507
|
$2.99
SVC26.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
F CFA1,147
|
$1.77
SVC15.46
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
F CFA358
|
$0.76
SVC6.60
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
F CFA257
|
$1.17
SVC10.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
F CFA630
|
$1.22
SVC10.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
F CFA572
|
$0.97
SVC8.44
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA346
|
$0.98
SVC8.51
|
|
Ouagadougou vs. San Salvador - Cost of groceries
pay 11.4% more for transportation
|
Ouagadougou
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.76
F CFA3,256
|
$3.82
SVC33.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.00
SVC130.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,457.72
F CFA21,753,584
|
$25,500.00
SVC222,494.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.85
F CFA8,398
|
$29.93
SVC261.12
|
|
Ouagadougou vs. San Salvador - Cost of transportation
pay 60.4% more for housing
|
Ouagadougou
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
F CFA28,634
|
$43.33
SVC378.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.18
F CFA252,949
|
$900.00
SVC7,852.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.23
F CFA158,514
|
$758.33
SVC6,616.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.57
F CFA55,192
|
$82.16
SVC716.84
|
|
Ouagadougou vs. San Salvador - Cost of housing
pay 21.2% less for childcare
|
Ouagadougou
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$134.15
F CFA75,885
|
$162.67
SVC1,419.31
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,731.14
F CFA10,029,609
|
$6,420.00
SVC56,016.21
|
|
Ouagadougou vs. San Salvador - Cost of childcare
pay 39.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ouagadougou
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
F CFA607
|
$2.00
SVC17.45
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
F CFA1,012
|
$3.25
SVC28.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
F CFA1,012
|
$4.00
SVC34.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.61
F CFA35,413
|
$30.80
SVC268.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.94
F CFA5,059
|
$5.25
SVC45.81
|
|
Ouagadougou vs. San Salvador - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Ouagadougou
|
San Salvador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$62.60
SVC546.20
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$45.83
SVC399.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$131.80
SVC1,149.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$109.17
SVC952.51
|
Ouagadougou vs. San Salvador - Cost of clothing
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