Cost of living comparison

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

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pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Kingston
Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $1.23
F CFA762
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $7.35
F CFA4,574
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $0.76
F CFA474

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Kingston
Ouagadougou
Bread
1 loaf
?? $0.71
F CFA445
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $8.17
F CFA5,082
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $9.16
F CFA5,699

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Kingston
Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $4.84
F CFA3,011
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? ??

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Kingston
Ouagadougou
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $44.85
F CFA27,901
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $408.47
F CFA254,105
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $285.93
F CFA177,873

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Kingston
Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $122.54
F CFA76,231
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $15,052.55
F CFA9,363,955

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Kingston
Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $1.14
F CFA711
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $1.63
F CFA1,016
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $1.63
F CFA1,016

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Kingston
Ouagadougou
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? ??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? ??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? ??

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