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Ouagadougou vs. Yerevan Cost of Living Summary

Ouagadougou is 31.3% more expensive than Yerevan.

Restaurants: pay 13.1% less in Ouagadougou
Groceries: pay 79.0% more in Ouagadougou
Transportation: pay 82.3% more in Ouagadougou
Housing: pay 18.4% more in Ouagadougou
Childcare: pay 44.4% more in Ouagadougou
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.4% less in Ouagadougou

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

Ouagadougou vs. Yerevan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.1% less for restaurants

	Yerevan	Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.44 AMD3,983.40	$5.37 F CFA3,006	-48.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.83 AMD2,987.55	$8.05 F CFA4,508	+2.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 AMD380.34	$0.83 F CFA468	-16.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 AMD201.74	$0.58 F CFA326	+9.9%
Average			-13.1%

Yerevan vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of restaurants

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pay 79.0% more for groceries

	Yerevan	Ouagadougou
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 AMD316.77	$0.95 F CFA531	+14.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.82 AMD1,458.21	$8.94 F CFA5,009	+134.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.06 AMD2,312.73	$10.61 F CFA5,942	+75.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.47 AMD943.21	$3.05 F CFA1,706	+23.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.35 AMD1,279.15	$9.74 F CFA5,453	+190.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 AMD232.30	$2.03 F CFA1,136	+233.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 AMD290.97	$0.63 F CFA354	-17.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 AMD311.51	$0.45 F CFA254	-44.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 AMD369.01	$1.11 F CFA624	+15.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 AMD142.20	$1.01 F CFA566	+171.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 AMD134.14	$0.61 F CFA342	+73.8%
Average			+79.0%

Yerevan vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of groceries

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pay 82.3% more for transportation

	Yerevan	Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.17 AMD1,972.57	$5.76 F CFA3,224	+11.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.49 AMD8,962.64	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,670.18 AMD12,846,454.68	$38,457.72 F CFA21,540,035	+14.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.62 AMD1,762.65	$14.85 F CFA8,315	+221.4%
Average			+82.3%

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pay 18.4% more for housing

	Yerevan	Ouagadougou
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.36 AMD7,386.60	$50.62 F CFA28,353	+161.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$753.04 AMD287,315.27	$447.18 F CFA250,466	-40.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$552.33 AMD210,736.41	$280.23 F CFA156,958	-49.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$95.83 AMD36,562.18	$97.57 F CFA54,651	+1.8%
Average			+18.4%

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pay 44.4% more for childcare

	Yerevan	Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$346.56 AMD132,226.64	$134.15 F CFA75,140	-61.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,090.75 AMD2,705,390.33	$17,731.14 F CFA9,931,152	+150.1%
Average			+44.4%

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pay 23.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Yerevan	Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.83 AMD697.09	$1.07 F CFA601	-41.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.39 AMD1,295.25	$1.79 F CFA1,002	-47.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.61 AMD995.85	$1.79 F CFA1,002	-31.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$94.61 AMD36,098.96	$62.61 F CFA35,065	-33.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.53 AMD2,489.62	$8.94 F CFA5,009	+37.1%
Average			-23.4%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Yerevan	Ouagadougou
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$110.06 AMD41,992.48	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.20 AMD22,970.18	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.28 AMD52,759.11	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.55 AMD52,098.64	??

Yerevan vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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