Cost of living comparison
Ouagadougou is 1.0% more expensive than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 74.4% less for restaurants
Port-au-prince
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,587.63
|
$0.83
F CFA498
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,506.38
|
$2.15
F CFA1,294
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
HTG207.05
|
$0.77
F CFA465
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG198.45
|
$0.41
F CFA249
|
|
pay 15.1% less for groceries
Port-au-prince
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG330.76
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG661.51
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG751.23
|
$9.20
F CFA5,548
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG369.83
|
$2.53
F CFA1,523
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG913.99
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.06
|
$0.80
F CFA482
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG72.01
|
$0.50
F CFA302
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.01
|
$0.43
F CFA257
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.01
|
$0.68
F CFA409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.06
|
$1.36
F CFA818
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG168.03
|
$0.58
F CFA347
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Port-au-prince
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG265.51
|
$4.58
F CFA2,760
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,646.05
|
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,630,581.41
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG473.64
|
$13.70
F CFA8,262
|
|
pay 54.0% less for housing
Port-au-prince
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,959.64
|
$41.19
F CFA24,836
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG120,395.12
|
$412.75
F CFA248,857
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG117,749.07
|
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,117.24
|
$69.44
F CFA41,867
|
|
pay 72.7% more for childcare
Port-au-prince
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,230.23
|
$123.83
F CFA74,657
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG908,626.15
|
$15,210.19
F CFA9,170,573
|
|
pay 35.4% less for entertainment and sports
Port-au-prince
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG661.51
|
$1.16
F CFA697
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG217.99
|
$1.24
F CFA747
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG264.60
|
$1.65
F CFA995
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,200.51
|
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,323.02
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Port-au-prince
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,584.19
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,922.67
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,876.28
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,845.35
|
?? |
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