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Ouagadougou vs. Yaounde Cost of Living Summary

Ouagadougou is 2.1 times more expensive than Yaounde.

Restaurants: pay 5.6% less in Ouagadougou
Groceries: pay 31.9% more in Ouagadougou
Transportation: pay 92.4% more in Ouagadougou
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Ouagadougou
Childcare: pay 5.1 times more in Ouagadougou
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.0% more in Ouagadougou

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Ouagadougou are more expensive than in Yaounde. Notably, childcare, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Ouagadougou.

Ouagadougou vs. Yaounde Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.6% less for restaurants

	Yaounde	Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.34 FCFA3,022	$5.37 F CFA3,035	+0.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.34 FCFA3,022	$8.05 F CFA4,553	+50.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 FCFA1,007	$0.83 F CFA472	-53.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 FCFA413	$0.58 F CFA329	-20.4%
Average			-5.6%

Yaounde vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.9% more for groceries

	Yaounde	Ouagadougou
Bread 1 loaf	$1.10 FCFA624	$0.95 F CFA536	-14.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.12 FCFA4,029	$8.94 F CFA5,059	+25.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.07 FCFA6,259	$10.61 F CFA6,000	-4.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.89 FCFA1,068	$3.05 F CFA1,723	+61.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 FCFA1,599	$9.74 F CFA5,507	+244.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.06 FCFA1,165	$2.03 F CFA1,147	-1.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 FCFA533	$0.63 F CFA358	-32.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 FCFA548	$0.45 F CFA257	-53.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 FCFA314	$1.11 F CFA630	+100.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 FCFA426	$1.01 F CFA572	+34.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 FCFA383	$0.61 F CFA346	-9.7%
Average			+31.9%

Yaounde vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of groceries

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pay 92.4% more for transportation

	Yaounde	Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.29 FCFA2,993	$5.76 F CFA3,256	+8.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.81 FCFA10,072	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,831.20 FCFA19,136,593	$38,457.72 F CFA21,753,584	+13.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.18 FCFA2,367	$14.85 F CFA8,398	+254.8%
Average			+92.4%

Yaounde vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Yaounde	Ouagadougou
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$53.42 FCFA30,215	$50.62 F CFA28,634	-5.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$129.09 FCFA73,021	$447.18 F CFA252,949	+246.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$119.30 FCFA67,482	$280.23 F CFA158,514	+134.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.35 FCFA35,836	$97.57 F CFA55,192	+54.0%
Average			+107.5%

Yaounde vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of housing

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pay 5.1 times more for childcare

	Yaounde	Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$343.45 FCFA194,275	$134.15 F CFA75,885	-60.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,810.27 FCFA1,023,976	$17,731.14 F CFA10,029,609	+879.5%
Average			+409.3%

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pay 22.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Yaounde	Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.25 FCFA705	$1.07 F CFA607	-13.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.67 FCFA1,511	$1.79 F CFA1,012	-33.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.78 FCFA1,007	$1.79 F CFA1,012	+0.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.48 FCFA13,849	$62.61 F CFA35,413	+155.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.90 FCFA5,036	$8.94 F CFA5,059	+0.5%
Average			+22.0%

Yaounde vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Yaounde	Ouagadougou
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.99 FCFA10,743	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.27 FCFA17,122	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$19.59 FCFA11,079	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$54.31 FCFA30,719	??

Yaounde vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of clothing

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