Cost of living comparison

compared to

Ouagadougou vs. Tashkent Cost of Living Summary

Ouagadougou is 9.3% more expensive than Tashkent.

Restaurants
pay 35.8% more in Ouagadougou
Groceries
pay 2.3 times more in Ouagadougou
Transportation
pay 64.3% more in Ouagadougou
Housing
pay 19.3% less in Ouagadougou
Childcare
pay 74.5% less in Ouagadougou
Entertainment and Sports
pay 17.9% less in Ouagadougou
Clothing
pay 23.9% less in Ouagadougou

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

Ouagadougou vs. Tashkent Cost Breakdown

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

pay 35.8% more for restaurants

 
Tashkent
Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.78
UZS81,886.14
$7.25
F CFA4,236
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.09
UZS61,414.61
$7.25
F CFA4,236
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.74
UZS8,944.47
$1.08
F CFA631

Improve prices ·

pay 2.3 times more for groceries

 
Tashkent
Ouagadougou
Bread
1 loaf
$0.84
UZS10,098.79
$1.11
F CFA648
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.12
UZS49,753.14
$8.54
F CFA4,983
Milk (1 gallon) $4.94
UZS59,635.84
$7.59
F CFA4,433

Improve prices ·

pay 64.3% more for transportation

 
Tashkent
Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.48
UZS54,072.87
$5.49
F CFA3,207
Monthly public transit pass $12.72
UZS154K
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $16,956.24
UZS205M
$36,701.04
F CFA21M

Improve prices ·

pay 19.3% less for housing

 
Tashkent
Ouagadougou
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$13.64
UZS165K
$54.06
F CFA31,559
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $605.03
UZS7M
$341.40
F CFA199K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $380.19
UZS5M
$230.45
F CFA135K

Improve prices ·

pay 74.5% less for childcare

 
Tashkent
Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $332.64
UZS4M
$34.14
F CFA19,932
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,430.29
UZS114M
$5,974.59
F CFA3M

Improve prices ·

pay 17.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Tashkent
Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.12
UZS25,589.42
$1.19
F CFA698
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.63
UZS31,806.35
$1.99
F CFA1,163
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.03
UZS24,565.84
$1.32
F CFA772

Improve prices ·

pay 23.9% less for clothing

 
Tashkent
Ouagadougou
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$50.12
UZS605K
$34.14
F CFA19,932
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$58.44
UZS706K
$51.21
F CFA29,898
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$112.30
UZS1M
$85.35
F CFA49,830

Improve prices ·

We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Uzbekistan vs. Burkina Faso. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Uzbekistan and Burkina Faso.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Ask the Elsewhere Community

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Ouagadougou or Tashkent. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.