Cost of living comparison

 Castries, Saint Lucia
compared to
 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou vs. Castries Cost of Living Summary
Ouagadougou vs. Castries Cost Breakdown

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

pay 49.2% less for restaurants

 
Castries
Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.40
EC$20.00
$1.23
F CFA705
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.40
EC$20.00
$7.35
F CFA4,230
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.94
EC$5.25
$0.76
F CFA439

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pay 11.3% less for groceries

 
Castries
Ouagadougou
Bread
1 loaf
$1.63
EC$4.39
$0.71
F CFA411
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.52
EC$9.50
$8.17
F CFA4,701
Milk (1 gallon) $7.72
EC$20.85
$9.16
F CFA5,271

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pay 15.1% less for transportation

 
Castries
Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.70
EC$15.40
$4.84
F CFA2,785
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
??

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pay 17.1% less for housing

 
Castries
Ouagadougou
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$45.02
EC$121.67
$44.85
F CFA25,806
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $653.95
EC$1,767.34
$408.47
F CFA235,025
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $407.02
EC$1,100.00
$285.93
F CFA164,518

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pay 32.6% less for childcare

 
Castries
Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $181.93
EC$491.67
$122.54
F CFA70,508
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $15,052.55
F CFA8,660,868

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pay 4.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Castries
Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.04
EC$5.50
$1.14
F CFA658
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.70
EC$10.00
$1.63
F CFA940
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $1.63
F CFA940

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Castries
Ouagadougou
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$78.94
EC$213.33
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$58.59
EC$158.33
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$123.34
EC$333.33
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