Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 2.8 times more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
Ouagadougou
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
F CFA510
|
$9.57
DOP554.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
F CFA1,327
|
$7.30
DOP423.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
F CFA383
|
$0.76
DOP43.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
F CFA306
|
$0.49
DOP28.20
|
|
pay 33.5% more for groceries
Ouagadougou
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
F CFA646
|
$2.22
DOP128.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.54
DOP205.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
F CFA5,215
|
$4.92
DOP284.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
F CFA1,225
|
$2.00
DOP115.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
F CFA1,852
|
$2.78
DOP160.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
F CFA571
|
$1.34
DOP77.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA347
|
$0.29
DOP16.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA262
|
$1.25
DOP72.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA359
|
$0.63
DOP36.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$0.69
DOP39.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA324
|
$1.08
DOP62.68
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Ouagadougou
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
F CFA2,522
|
$4.93
DOP285.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
F CFA9,189
|
$91.26
DOP5,288.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,765.29
DOP1,956,622.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
F CFA5,616
|
$22.77
DOP1,319.28
|
|
pay 81.0% more for housing
Ouagadougou
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
F CFA22,768
|
$50.90
DOP2,949.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
F CFA255,251
|
$918.25
DOP53,210.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
F CFA105,929
|
$473.61
DOP27,444.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
F CFA46,846
|
$73.91
DOP4,282.85
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Ouagadougou
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
F CFA44,244
|
$479.10
DOP27,762.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
F CFA9,406,199
|
$7,969.82
DOP461,833.34
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Ouagadougou
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
F CFA715
|
$2.74
DOP158.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
$2.27
DOP131.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
$4.56
DOP264.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
$45.61
DOP2,642.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
$5.93
DOP343.73
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Ouagadougou
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
F CFA8,168
|
$61.04
DOP3,537.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
$45.17
DOP2,617.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
F CFA20,420
|
$118.63
DOP6,874.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
$103.81
DOP6,015.29
|
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