Cost of living comparison
Ouagadougou is 48.9% cheaper than Reykjavik.
If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 83.0% less for restaurants
Reykjavik
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.40
kr2,586
|
$0.84
CFA516
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.62
kr2,196
|
$2.18
CFA1,341
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
kr356
|
$0.63
CFA387
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
kr285
|
$0.50
CFA309
|
|
pay 42.6% less for groceries
Reykjavik
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
kr478
|
$1.06
CFA653
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
kr1,011
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
kr828
|
$8.56
CFA5,269
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.64
kr793
|
$2.01
CFA1,238
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.08
kr1,136
|
$3.04
CFA1,872
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
kr220
|
$0.94
CFA577
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
kr131
|
$0.57
CFA351
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
kr173
|
$0.43
CFA265
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
kr311
|
$0.59
CFA362
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
kr175
|
$0.80
CFA491
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
kr97
|
$0.53
CFA327
|
|
pay 66.4% less for transportation
Reykjavik
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
kr1,250
|
$4.14
CFA2,548
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.56
kr9,212
|
$15.08
CFA9,284
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,150.35
kr5,220,368
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.44
kr4,137
|
$9.22
CFA5,674
|
|
pay 48.0% less for housing
Reykjavik
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
kr8,999
|
$37.38
CFA23,004
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,613.16
kr226,681
|
$419.03
CFA257,890
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,379.70
kr193,876
|
$173.90
CFA107,024
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.31
kr9,740
|
$76.90
CFA47,330
|
|
pay 40.3% more for childcare
Reykjavik
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.44
kr39,688
|
$72.63
CFA44,701
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,058.18
kr851,295
|
$15,441.40
CFA9,503,436
|
|
pay 75.5% less for entertainment and sports
Reykjavik
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.47
kr1,331
|
$1.17
CFA722
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.53
kr636
|
$1.68
CFA1,032
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.66
kr1,638
|
$1.68
CFA1,032
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.30
kr9,458
|
$29.33
CFA18,052
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
kr1,919
|
$2.10
CFA1,289
|
|
pay 67.0% less for clothing
Reykjavik
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.17
kr15,199
|
$13.41
CFA8,252
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.41
kr6,101
|
$29.33
CFA18,052
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.74
kr19,355
|
$33.52
CFA20,631
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$182.49
kr25,644
|
$50.28
CFA30,947
|
|
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