Cost of living comparison
Ouagadougou is 38.3% cheaper than Port Vila.
If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Port Vila, you would:
pay 76.9% less for restaurants
Port Vila
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
$0.84
F CFA514
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
$2.18
F CFA1,335
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
VUV251
|
$0.63
F CFA385
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
VUV182
|
$0.50
F CFA308
|
|
pay 32.5% less for groceries
Port Vila
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
$1.06
F CFA650
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
VUV844
|
$8.56
F CFA5,246
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
$2.01
F CFA1,232
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
$3.04
F CFA1,863
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
VUV237
|
$0.94
F CFA575
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
VUV25
|
$0.57
F CFA349
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV300
|
$0.43
F CFA264
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
VUV239
|
$0.59
F CFA361
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
VUV267
|
$0.80
F CFA489
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
VUV131
|
$0.53
F CFA326
|
|
pay 17.2% less for transportation
Port Vila
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.38
VUV638
|
$4.14
F CFA2,537
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.08
F CFA9,243
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
$9.22
F CFA5,649
|
|
pay 72.0% less for housing
Port Vila
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
$37.38
F CFA22,902
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
$419.03
F CFA256,751
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
$173.90
F CFA106,552
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
$76.90
F CFA47,121
|
|
pay 34.0% more for childcare
Port Vila
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
$72.63
F CFA44,503
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
$15,441.40
F CFA9,461,458
|
|
pay 66.1% less for entertainment and sports
Port Vila
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
VUV479
|
$1.17
F CFA719
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
VUV394
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
$29.33
F CFA17,973
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
VUV735
|
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
|
pay 37.7% less for clothing
Port Vila
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
$13.41
F CFA8,216
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
$29.33
F CFA17,973
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
$33.52
F CFA20,540
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
|
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