Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 2.8 times more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
|
Ouagadougou
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$6.59
¥1,025
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,294
|
$5.14
¥800
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA465
|
$1.15
¥178
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$0.76
¥119
|
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pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Ouagadougou
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
$1.73
¥269
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.97
¥1,241
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,548
|
$5.76
¥897
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,523
|
$2.15
¥334
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.23
¥503
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$2.37
¥369
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$1.13
¥176
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA257
|
$2.58
¥402
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA409
|
$2.19
¥342
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA818
|
$1.27
¥197
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA347
|
$1.23
¥192
|
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pay 4.3 times more for transportation
|
Ouagadougou
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,760
|
$4.29
¥668
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
$50.63
¥7,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,471.04
¥3,342,505
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,262
|
$25.31
¥3,941
|
|
pay 98.9% more for housing
|
Ouagadougou
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,836
|
$31.29
¥4,871
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA248,857
|
$1,013.09
¥157,713
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
$584.76
¥91,032
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,867
|
$132.60
¥20,643
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Ouagadougou
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,657
|
$486.02
¥75,661
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,170,573
|
$14,566.86
¥2,267,695
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ouagadougou
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA697
|
$3.21
¥500
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$3.30
¥513
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA995
|
$3.85
¥600
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
$61.83
¥9,626
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$12.21
¥1,900
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Ouagadougou
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$54.04
¥8,413
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$36.17
¥5,631
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$61.61
¥9,591
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$79.69
¥12,406
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