Cost of living comparison
compared to
Ouagadougou vs. Santo Domingo Cost of Living Summary
Ouagadougou is 15.9% more expensive than Santo Domingo.
- Restaurants
-
pay 10.9% less in Ouagadougou
- Groceries
-
pay 52.7% more in Ouagadougou
- Transportation
-
pay 8.1% more in Ouagadougou
- Housing
-
pay 10.1% more in Ouagadougou
- Childcare
-
pay 42.5% more in Ouagadougou
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 7.2% less in Ouagadougou
The cost of groceries, childcare, housing, and transportation in Ouagadougou are more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Expenses including restaurants and entertainment and sports are lower in Ouagadougou.
Ouagadougou vs. Santo Domingo Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 10.9% less for restaurants
|
Santo Domingo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.05
DOP502.88
|
$5.37
F CFA3,035
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.25
DOP452.59
|
$8.05
F CFA4,553
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
DOP60.76
|
$0.83
F CFA472
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
DOP39.22
|
$0.58
F CFA329
|
|
Santo Domingo vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of restaurants
pay 52.7% more for groceries
|
Santo Domingo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
DOP93.46
|
$0.95
F CFA536
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
DOP228.35
|
$8.94
F CFA5,059
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
DOP312.19
|
$10.61
F CFA6,000
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
DOP149.43
|
$3.05
F CFA1,723
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.47
DOP154.41
|
$9.74
F CFA5,507
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
DOP89.07
|
$2.03
F CFA1,147
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
DOP24.02
|
$0.63
F CFA358
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
DOP79.13
|
$0.45
F CFA257
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
DOP51.56
|
$1.11
F CFA630
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
DOP63.13
|
$1.01
F CFA572
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
DOP62.82
|
$0.61
F CFA346
|
|
Santo Domingo vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of groceries
pay 8.1% more for transportation
|
Santo Domingo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
DOP293.26
|
$5.76
F CFA3,256
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.35
DOP2,208.30
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,626.22
DOP1,850,601.30
|
$38,457.72
F CFA21,753,584
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.61
DOP1,287.37
|
$14.85
F CFA8,398
|
|
Santo Domingo vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of transportation
pay 10.1% more for housing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.89
DOP2,179.60
|
$50.62
F CFA28,634
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$642.68
DOP40,144.70
|
$447.18
F CFA252,949
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$337.05
DOP21,053.72
|
$280.23
F CFA158,514
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.45
DOP4,275.51
|
$97.57
F CFA55,192
|
|
Santo Domingo vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of housing
pay 42.5% more for childcare
|
Santo Domingo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.42
DOP14,080.66
|
$134.15
F CFA75,885
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,865.34
DOP491,308.53
|
$17,731.14
F CFA10,029,609
|
|
Santo Domingo vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of childcare
pay 7.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Santo Domingo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.42
DOP150.86
|
$1.07
F CFA607
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
DOP147.29
|
$1.79
F CFA1,012
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
DOP352.02
|
$1.79
F CFA1,012
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.17
DOP2,071.87
|
$62.61
F CFA35,413
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.25
DOP452.59
|
$8.94
F CFA5,059
|
|
Santo Domingo vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.49
DOP3,653.43
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.04
DOP3,000.52
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.54
DOP5,468.20
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.75
DOP7,542.37
|
?? |
Santo Domingo vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of clothing
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