Cost of living comparison
Ouagadougou is 45.2% cheaper than Rome.
If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Rome, you would:
pay 76.0% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.79
€18.49
|
$0.84
F CFA514
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
$2.18
F CFA1,335
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.11
|
$0.63
F CFA385
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$0.50
F CFA308
|
|
pay 30.1% less for groceries
Rome
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.66
|
$1.06
F CFA650
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.48
€7.93
|
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Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
€6.47
|
$8.56
F CFA5,246
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.33
|
$2.01
F CFA1,232
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
€4.52
|
$3.04
F CFA1,863
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.94
F CFA575
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.57
F CFA349
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.04
|
$0.43
F CFA264
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.24
|
$0.59
F CFA361
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.80
F CFA489
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.53
F CFA326
|
|
pay 49.0% less for transportation
Rome
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.67
€7.16
|
$4.14
F CFA2,537
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€35.95
|
$15.08
F CFA9,243
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,675.06
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.39
€14.38
|
$9.22
F CFA5,649
|
|
pay 43.6% less for housing
Rome
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.43
€28.42
|
$37.38
F CFA22,902
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.91
€1,094.69
|
$419.03
F CFA256,751
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$773.95
€722.96
|
$173.90
F CFA106,552
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.31
€161.89
|
$76.90
F CFA47,121
|
|
pay 4.8% less for childcare
Rome
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$531.12
€496.12
|
$72.63
F CFA44,503
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,734.44
€8,158.89
|
$15,441.40
F CFA9,461,458
|
|
pay 55.9% less for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$1.17
F CFA719
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.56
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.16
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.27
€52.56
|
$29.33
F CFA17,973
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.24
|
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
|
pay 57.1% less for clothing
Rome
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.59
€79.95
|
$13.41
F CFA8,216
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
€33.94
|
$29.33
F CFA17,973
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.35
€90.94
|
$33.52
F CFA20,540
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.90
€115.74
|
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
|
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