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Ouagadougou vs. Pretoria Cost of Living Summary

Ouagadougou is 45.9% more expensive than Pretoria.

Restaurants: pay 8.2% less in Ouagadougou
Groceries: pay 78.6% more in Ouagadougou
Transportation: pay 40.1% more in Ouagadougou
Housing: pay 3.9% more in Ouagadougou
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Ouagadougou
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.7% less in Ouagadougou

The cost of childcare, groceries, transportation, and housing in Ouagadougou are more expensive than in Pretoria. Expenses including restaurants and entertainment and sports are lower in Ouagadougou. Notably, childcare and groceries are significantly more expensive in Ouagadougou.

Ouagadougou vs. Pretoria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Pretoria, you would:

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pay 8.2% less for restaurants

	Pretoria	Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.64 ZAR147.39	$5.37 F CFA3,038	-37.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.04 ZAR85.98	$8.05 F CFA4,557	+59.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 ZAR18.44	$0.83 F CFA473	-22.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 ZAR14.53	$0.58 F CFA329	-31.8%
Average			-8.2%

Pretoria vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of restaurants

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pay 78.6% more for groceries

	Pretoria	Ouagadougou
Bread 1 loaf	$1.06 ZAR18.10	$0.95 F CFA536	-10.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.04 ZAR68.90	$8.94 F CFA5,063	+121.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.70 ZAR80.21	$10.61 F CFA6,005	+125.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.48 ZAR42.21	$3.05 F CFA1,725	+23.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.11 ZAR36.03	$9.74 F CFA5,512	+360.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 ZAR12.97	$2.03 F CFA1,148	+166.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 ZAR12.15	$0.63 F CFA358	-11.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 ZAR12.79	$0.45 F CFA257	-39.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 ZAR12.97	$1.11 F CFA630	+46.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 ZAR10.17	$1.01 F CFA573	+69.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 ZAR9.31	$0.61 F CFA346	+12.0%
Average			+78.6%

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pay 40.1% more for transportation

	Pretoria	Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 ZAR85.20	$5.76 F CFA3,258	+15.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$170.26 ZAR2,903.64	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,166.39 ZAR344K	$38,457.72 F CFA22M	+90.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.96 ZAR221.09	$14.85 F CFA8,404	+14.5%
Average			+40.1%

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pay 3.9% more for housing

	Pretoria	Ouagadougou
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.76 ZAR626.91	$50.62 F CFA28,656	+37.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$407.94 ZAR6,956.94	$447.18 F CFA253K	+9.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$411.01 ZAR7,009.35	$280.23 F CFA159K	-31.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.62 ZAR1,664.85	$97.57 F CFA55,235	-0.1%
Average			+3.9%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Pretoria	Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$202.82 ZAR3,458.82	$134.15 F CFA75,944	-33.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,822.97 ZAR65,196.76	$17,731.14 F CFA10M	+363.8%
Average			+165.0%

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pay 3.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Pretoria	Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.30 ZAR39.30	$1.07 F CFA608	-53.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.15 ZAR36.59	$1.79 F CFA1,013	-16.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.88 ZAR49.13	$1.79 F CFA1,013	-37.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.87 ZAR611.72	$62.61 F CFA35,440	+74.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.78 ZAR132.65	$8.94 F CFA5,063	+15.0%
Average			-3.7%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Pretoria	Ouagadougou
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.50 ZAR861.17	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.12 ZAR564.91	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.07 ZAR1,518.96	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.43 ZAR1,473.93	??

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