Cost of living comparison
compared to
Ouagadougou vs. Podgorica Cost of Living Summary
Ouagadougou is 14.4% more expensive than Podgorica.
- Restaurants
-
pay 47.7% less in Ouagadougou
- Groceries
-
pay 57.2% more in Ouagadougou
- Transportation
-
pay 49.7% more in Ouagadougou
- Housing
-
pay 2.9% less in Ouagadougou
- Childcare
-
pay 40.7% more in Ouagadougou
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 10.4% less in Ouagadougou
The cost of groceries, transportation, and childcare in Ouagadougou are more expensive than in Podgorica. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Ouagadougou.
Ouagadougou vs. Podgorica Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 47.7% less for restaurants
|
Podgorica
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.10
€9.39
|
$5.37
F CFA2,979
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.34
€7.91
|
$8.05
F CFA4,468
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.43
€2.05
|
$0.83
F CFA463
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
€1.22
|
$0.58
F CFA323
|
|
Podgorica vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of restaurants
pay 57.2% more for groceries
|
Podgorica
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
€0.90
|
$0.95
F CFA526
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.45
€3.77
|
$8.94
F CFA4,964
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
€4.23
|
$10.61
F CFA5,888
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
€2.74
|
$3.05
F CFA1,691
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.83
€3.24
|
$9.74
F CFA5,404
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.58
|
$2.03
F CFA1,126
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.67
|
$0.63
F CFA351
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.64
|
$0.45
F CFA252
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€0.96
|
$1.11
F CFA618
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.38
|
$1.01
F CFA561
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.43
|
$0.61
F CFA339
|
|
Podgorica vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of groceries
pay 49.7% more for transportation
|
Podgorica
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.63
€5.61
|
$5.76
F CFA3,195
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.04
€29.65
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,863.76
€22,732.11
|
$38,457.72
F CFA21M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.77
€5.73
|
$14.85
F CFA8,241
|
|
Podgorica vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of transportation
pay 2.9% less for housing
|
Podgorica
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.83
€27.78
|
$50.62
F CFA28,098
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$654.56
€553.89
|
$447.18
F CFA248K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$501.37
€424.26
|
$280.23
F CFA156K
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$88.66
€75.03
|
$97.57
F CFA54,160
|
|
Podgorica vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of housing
pay 40.7% more for childcare
|
Podgorica
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$292.00
€247.09
|
$134.15
F CFA74,465
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,533.53
€6,374.88
|
$17,731.14
F CFA10M
|
|
Podgorica vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of childcare
pay 10.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Podgorica
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
€2.32
|
$1.07
F CFA596
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
€1.86
|
$1.79
F CFA993
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.32
€3.66
|
$1.79
F CFA993
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.99
€39.76
|
$62.61
F CFA34,751
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.84
€4.94
|
$8.94
F CFA4,964
|
|
Podgorica vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Podgorica
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.70
€73.37
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.72
€39.53
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.63
€80.92
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.04
€91.42
|
?? |
Podgorica vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of clothing
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