Cost of living comparison
Ouagadougou is 13.6% cheaper than San Salvador.
If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 49.6% less for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
SVC78.53
|
$0.84
F CFA510
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
SVC56.71
|
$2.18
F CFA1,327
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.23
|
$0.63
F CFA383
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.22
|
$0.50
F CFA306
|
|
pay 23.8% less for groceries
San Salvador
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
SVC15.32
|
$1.06
F CFA646
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.91
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.52
|
$8.56
F CFA5,215
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
SVC23.01
|
$2.01
F CFA1,225
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
SVC21.40
|
$3.04
F CFA1,852
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.52
|
$0.94
F CFA571
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SVC6.60
|
$0.57
F CFA347
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
SVC9.27
|
$0.43
F CFA262
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.04
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
$0.53
F CFA324
|
|
pay 31.9% less for transportation
San Salvador
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
SVC34.70
|
$4.14
F CFA2,522
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.68
|
$15.08
F CFA9,189
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,052.02
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.85
SVC260.49
|
$9.22
F CFA5,616
|
|
pay 18.8% less for housing
San Salvador
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.33
SVC395.54
|
$37.38
F CFA22,768
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$672.22
SVC5,865.21
|
$419.03
F CFA255,251
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$525.00
SVC4,580.68
|
$173.90
F CFA105,929
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.28
SVC456.12
|
$76.90
F CFA46,846
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
San Salvador
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.22
SVC865.73
|
$72.63
F CFA44,244
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,350.00
SVC37,954.24
|
$15,441.40
F CFA9,406,199
|
|
pay 34.1% less for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.09
|
$1.17
F CFA715
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
SVC21.51
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.90
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.44
SVC256.91
|
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.63
|
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
|
pay 50.8% less for clothing
San Salvador
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC466.79
|
$13.41
F CFA8,168
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC358.82
|
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC709.91
|
$33.52
F CFA20,420
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC741.63
|
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
|
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