Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

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Burkina Faso

Ouagadougou vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Ouagadougou is 26.8% cheaper than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 41.7% more in Ouagadougou
Groceries: pay 13.3% less in Ouagadougou
Transportation: pay 17.9% more in Ouagadougou
Housing: pay 44.5% less in Ouagadougou
Childcare: pay 86.4% less in Ouagadougou
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.9% less in Ouagadougou
Clothing: pay 9.3% less in Ouagadougou

The cost of restaurants and transportation in Ouagadougou are more expensive than in Taipei. Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Ouagadougou.

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Ouagadougou vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Taipei, you would:

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pay 41.7% more for restaurants

	Taipei	Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.71 NT$150.49	$7.25 F CFA4,248	+54.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 NT$180.59	$7.25 F CFA4,248	+28.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.35	$1.08 F CFA633	+17.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.86	$1.08 F CFA633	+65.7%
Average			+41.7%

Taipei vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.3% less for groceries

	Taipei	Ouagadougou
Bread 1 loaf	$2.02 NT$64.65	$1.11 F CFA650	-45.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$314.68	$8.54 F CFA4,997	-13.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$368.90	$7.59 F CFA4,446	-34.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$87.00	$2.56 F CFA1,499	-5.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$142.21	$9.29 F CFA5,440	+108.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$71.26	$2.13 F CFA1,247	-4.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.51 NT$48.15	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.23	$1.55 F CFA907	+11.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$64.54	$1.74 F CFA1,020	-13.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.84	$0.71 F CFA416	-43.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.27	$0.77 F CFA453	-25.6%
Average			-13.3%

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pay 17.9% more for transportation

	Taipei	Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.94 NT$126.01	$5.49 F CFA3,216	+39.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.67 NT$1,203.90	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$36,701.04 F CFA21M	+9.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.95 NT$285.93	$7.34 F CFA4,298	-17.9%
Average			+17.9%

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pay 44.5% less for housing

	Taipei	Ouagadougou
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.40 NT$875.71	$54.06 F CFA31,651	+97.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	$341.40 F CFA200K	-66.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.92 NT$15,434.64	$230.45 F CFA135K	-52.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	$136.41 F CFA79,871	+105.8%
Average			-44.5%

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pay 86.4% less for childcare

	Taipei	Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$662.67 NT$21,179.76	$34.14 F CFA19,990	-94.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,675.66 NT$533K	$5,974.59 F CFA3M	-64.2%
Average			-86.4%

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pay 31.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$90.29	$1.19 F CFA700	-57.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.42 NT$109.45	$1.99 F CFA1,166	-41.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$125.41	$1.32 F CFA775	-66.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	$59.75 F CFA34,982	+45.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$311.01	$6.83 F CFA3,998	-29.8%
Average			-31.9%

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pay 9.3% less for clothing

	Taipei	Ouagadougou
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	$34.14 F CFA19,990	-46.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	$51.21 F CFA29,985	+28.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	$85.35 F CFA49,975	+0.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	$102.42 F CFA59,970	-2.5%
Average			-9.3%

Taipei vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of clothing

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