Cost of living comparison

compared to

Ouagadougou is 27.7% cheaper than Kingstown.

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

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pay 61.5% less for restaurants

 
Kingstown
Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.40
EC$20.00
$1.23
F CFA771
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.10
EC$30.00
$7.35
F CFA4,624
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.85
EC$5.00
$0.76
F CFA480

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pay 6.3% less for groceries

 
Kingstown
Ouagadougou
Bread
1 loaf
$1.85
EC$5.00
$0.71
F CFA450
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.26
EC$19.61
$8.17
F CFA5,138
Milk (1 gallon) $12.14
EC$32.81
$9.16
F CFA5,762

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pay 66.8% less for transportation

 
Kingstown
Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon) $14.57
EC$39.38
$4.84
F CFA3,044
Monthly public transit pass $59.20
EC$160.00
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
??

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pay 10.3% more for housing

 
Kingstown
Ouagadougou
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$55.50
EC$150.00
$44.85
F CFA28,207
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $296.02
EC$800.00
$408.47
F CFA256,894
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $296.02
EC$800.00
$285.93
F CFA179,826

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pay 33.8% less for childcare

 
Kingstown
Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $185.01
EC$500.00
$122.54
F CFA77,068
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $15,052.55
F CFA9,466,752

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pay 7.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Kingstown
Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.85
EC$5.00
$1.14
F CFA719
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.71
EC$7.33
$1.63
F CFA1,028
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.44
EC$12.00
$1.63
F CFA1,028

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Kingstown
Ouagadougou
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$101.76
EC$275.00
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$83.25
EC$225.00
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$111.01
EC$300.00
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