What you are looking at is 400 CFA or roughly 85 cents (USD). Currently that will get you a round trip cab ride about 4 miles anywhere here in Ouagadougou. Sound too good to be true? It is. Cabs here are cheap. They have to be or else they would never make any money. The greater population of the country does not have the income to cover the cost of a car let alone a single payment. So what does it cost to fill a 10 gallon tank at the pump here in the capital city? The correct answer for today based on the current exchange rate of 1 USD = 465 XOF is $54.90 !!! When was the last time you paid that much for 10 gallons of gas???
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Ever wonder about gas prices in 3rd world countries???
What you are looking at is 400 CFA or roughly 85 cents (USD). Currently that will get you a round trip cab ride about 4 miles anywhere here in Ouagadougou. Sound too good to be true? It is. Cabs here are cheap. They have to be or else they would never make any money. The greater population of the country does not have the income to cover the cost of a car let alone a single payment. So what does it cost to fill a 10 gallon tank at the pump here in the capital city? The correct answer for today based on the current exchange rate of 1 USD = 465 XOF is $54.90 !!! When was the last time you paid that much for 10 gallons of gas???
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