Cost of living comparison
Ouagadougou is 26.9% cheaper than Warsaw.
If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 71.5% less for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
zł37.73
|
$0.84
CFA516
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
zł27.59
|
$2.18
CFA1,340
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
zł6.51
|
$0.63
CFA387
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
zł5.95
|
$0.50
CFA309
|
|
pay 30.0% more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
zł4.21
|
$1.06
CFA653
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
zł17.03
|
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Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
zł14.49
|
$8.56
CFA5,267
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
zł11.21
|
$2.01
CFA1,237
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
zł10.46
|
$3.04
CFA1,871
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
zł1.67
|
$0.94
CFA577
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
zł2.68
|
$0.57
CFA351
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
zł3.00
|
$0.43
CFA265
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
zł5.43
|
$0.59
CFA362
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.49
|
$0.80
CFA491
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
zł1.57
|
$0.53
CFA327
|
|
pay 16.9% less for transportation
Warsaw
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
zł25.04
|
$4.14
CFA2,547
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.65
zł103.75
|
$15.08
CFA9,280
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,040.90
zł101,290.05
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.46
zł30.18
|
$9.22
CFA5,671
|
|
pay 4.8% less for housing
Warsaw
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.86
zł56.06
|
$37.38
CFA22,994
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$888.26
zł3,593.00
|
$419.03
CFA257,784
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.84
zł2,782.31
|
$173.90
CFA106,980
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.98
zł804.87
|
$76.90
CFA47,311
|
|
pay 22.8% less for childcare
Warsaw
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$442.43
zł1,789.64
|
$72.63
CFA44,683
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,192.96
zł45,275.33
|
$15,441.40
CFA9,499,550
|
|
pay 51.0% less for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
zł13.20
|
$1.17
CFA722
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
zł12.76
|
$1.68
CFA1,031
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
zł16.98
|
$1.68
CFA1,031
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.98
zł137.46
|
$29.33
CFA18,045
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.99
zł28.29
|
$2.10
CFA1,289
|
|
pay 51.0% less for clothing
Warsaw
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.81
zł314.73
|
$13.41
CFA8,249
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.95
zł137.31
|
$29.33
CFA18,045
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.04
zł344.00
|
$33.52
CFA20,623
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.44
zł382.03
|
$50.28
CFA30,934
|
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