Cost of living comparison
Ouagadougou is 21.7% more expensive than Sarajevo.
If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Sarajevo, you would:
pay 65.8% less for restaurants
Sarajevo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.52
BAM9.94
|
$0.83
F CFA499
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
BAM11.93
|
$2.15
F CFA1,297
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
BAM3.01
|
$0.77
F CFA466
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
BAM1.71
|
$0.41
F CFA249
|
|
pay 34.2% more for groceries
Sarajevo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
BAM1.78
|
$0.89
F CFA535
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
BAM7.48
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
BAM8.83
|
$9.20
F CFA5,560
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
BAM4.79
|
$2.53
F CFA1,526
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
BAM5.57
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
BAM0.92
|
$0.80
F CFA483
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
BAM1.43
|
$0.50
F CFA303
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
BAM1.23
|
$0.43
F CFA258
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
BAM1.44
|
$0.68
F CFA410
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
BAM0.73
|
$1.36
F CFA820
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
BAM0.79
|
$0.58
F CFA348
|
|
pay 10.2% less for transportation
Sarajevo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.63
BAM10.14
|
$4.58
F CFA2,766
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.26
BAM52.71
|
$4.95
F CFA2,993
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,843.53
BAM44,751.52
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.01
BAM14.42
|
$13.70
F CFA8,280
|
|
pay 0.7% more for housing
Sarajevo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.06
BAM50.55
|
$41.19
F CFA24,889
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.28
BAM614.77
|
$412.75
F CFA249,387
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.13
BAM443.37
|
$206.38
F CFA124,693
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
BAM243.24
|
$69.44
F CFA41,956
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Sarajevo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.40
BAM361.00
|
$123.83
F CFA74,816
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,054.83
BAM5,502.78
|
$15,210.19
F CFA9,190,100
|
|
pay 8.6% less for entertainment and sports
Sarajevo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.21
BAM3.98
|
$1.16
F CFA698
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
BAM3.13
|
$1.24
F CFA748
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.37
BAM6.07
|
$1.65
F CFA998
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.58
BAM55.08
|
$41.28
F CFA24,939
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.52
BAM9.94
|
$8.26
F CFA4,988
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sarajevo
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.19
BAM151.66
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.22
BAM52.64
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.57
BAM152.34
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.72
BAM170.62
|
?? |
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