Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 2.7 times more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
|
Ouagadougou
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
CFA516
|
$6.84
₩9,397
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
CFA1,340
|
$6.08
₩8,353
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
CFA387
|
$1.56
₩2,149
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CFA309
|
$0.82
₩1,124
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
|
Ouagadougou
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
CFA653
|
$3.17
₩4,361
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.72
₩7,857
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
CFA5,267
|
$8.47
₩11,643
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
CFA1,237
|
$3.83
₩5,267
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
CFA1,871
|
$4.85
₩6,668
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
CFA577
|
$2.90
₩3,980
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CFA351
|
$1.67
₩2,291
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
CFA265
|
$2.82
₩3,870
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
CFA362
|
$2.77
₩3,801
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA491
|
$1.68
₩2,314
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
CFA327
|
$1.38
₩1,893
|
|
pay 68.3% more for transportation
|
Ouagadougou
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
CFA2,547
|
$5.41
₩7,434
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
CFA9,280
|
$41.78
₩57,426
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,904.23
₩43,852,200
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
CFA5,671
|
$8.96
₩12,320
|
|
pay 90.9% more for housing
|
Ouagadougou
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
CFA22,994
|
$21.92
₩30,123
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
CFA257,784
|
$768.77
₩1,056,673
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
CFA106,980
|
$592.83
₩814,848
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
CFA47,311
|
$138.80
₩190,774
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Ouagadougou
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
CFA44,683
|
$384.99
₩529,163
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
CFA9,499,550
|
$18,449.76
₩25,359,102
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ouagadougou
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
CFA722
|
$3.80
₩5,220
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
CFA1,031
|
$3.92
₩5,395
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
CFA1,031
|
$3.42
₩4,698
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
CFA18,045
|
$52.16
₩71,697
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
CFA1,289
|
$10.63
₩14,617
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
|
Ouagadougou
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
CFA8,249
|
$60.78
₩83,536
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
CFA18,045
|
$43.57
₩59,892
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
CFA20,623
|
$72.02
₩98,985
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
CFA30,934
|
$114.47
₩157,334
|
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