Cost of living comparison
Ouagadougou is 21.4% more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 24.5% less for restaurants
|
Rabat
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MAD34.68
|
$0.84
F CFA510
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
MAD49.54
|
$2.18
F CFA1,326
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
MAD5.91
|
$0.63
F CFA383
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
MAD3.96
|
$0.50
F CFA306
|
|
pay 96.8% more for groceries
|
Rabat
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
MAD4.68
|
$1.06
F CFA646
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
MAD42.42
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.92
MAD29.20
|
$8.56
F CFA5,210
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
MAD14.21
|
$2.01
F CFA1,224
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
MAD24.17
|
$3.04
F CFA1,851
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
MAD5.88
|
$0.94
F CFA571
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MAD5.31
|
$0.57
F CFA347
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
MAD2.54
|
$0.43
F CFA262
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MAD3.08
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
MAD2.30
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
MAD2.61
|
$0.53
F CFA324
|
|
pay 10.8% less for transportation
|
Rabat
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
MAD51.94
|
$4.14
F CFA2,519
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.73
MAD247.72
|
$15.08
F CFA9,180
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,733.94
MAD247,722.23
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.28
MAD72.88
|
$9.22
F CFA5,610
|
|
pay 33.7% more for housing
|
Rabat
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.97
MAD330.23
|
$37.38
F CFA22,746
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$432.59
MAD4,332.55
|
$419.03
F CFA255,004
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.12
MAD2,394.94
|
$173.90
F CFA105,827
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.54
MAD305.84
|
$76.90
F CFA46,801
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Rabat
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.61
MAD1,177.95
|
$72.63
F CFA44,201
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,660.62
MAD36,662.89
|
$15,441.40
F CFA9,397,083
|
|
pay 35.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Rabat
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
MAD37.16
|
$1.17
F CFA714
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.84
MAD18.47
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.76
MAD37.65
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.71
MAD237.43
|
$29.33
F CFA17,850
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.43
MAD64.41
|
$2.10
F CFA1,275
|
|
pay 51.6% less for clothing
|
Rabat
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
MAD581.28
|
$13.41
F CFA8,160
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.61
MAD476.87
|
$29.33
F CFA17,850
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.02
MAD791.41
|
$33.52
F CFA20,400
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.50
MAD756.19
|
$50.28
F CFA30,600
|
|
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