Cost of living comparison

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Ouagadougou is 36.0% cheaper than Ottawa.

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

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pay 63.8% less for restaurants

 
Ottawa
Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.96
CA$25.21
$1.23
F CFA772
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.78
CA$15.12
$7.35
F CFA4,629
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.17
CA$3.05
$0.76
F CFA480

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pay 20.1% less for groceries

 
Ottawa
Ouagadougou
Bread
1 loaf
$2.65
CA$3.72
$0.71
F CFA450
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.28
CA$8.81
$8.17
F CFA5,144
Milk (1 gallon) $9.92
CA$13.92
$9.16
F CFA5,769

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pay 16.6% more for transportation

 
Ottawa
Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.15
CA$5.82
$4.84
F CFA3,047
Monthly public transit pass $92.50
CA$129.81
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,412.64
CA$34,257.04
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pay 47.9% less for housing

 
Ottawa
Ouagadougou
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$50.21
CA$70.46
$44.85
F CFA28,239
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,425.51
CA$2,000.35
$408.47
F CFA257,190
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,269.57
CA$1,781.52
$285.93
F CFA180,033

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pay 56.1% less for childcare

 
Ottawa
Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $999.72
CA$1,402.86
$122.54
F CFA77,157
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $19,936.07
CA$27,975.29
$15,052.55
F CFA9,477,657

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pay 44.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Ottawa
Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.75
CA$8.07
$1.14
F CFA720
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.71
CA$5.21
$1.63
F CFA1,029
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$12.93
CA$18.15
$1.63
F CFA1,029

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Ottawa
Ouagadougou
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$57.20
CA$80.26
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$44.39
CA$62.29
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.78
CA$137.20
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