Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 2.4 times more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 5.0 times more for restaurants
|
Ouagadougou
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$10.09
MX$204.65
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,295
|
$8.90
MX$180.58
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA465
|
$1.21
MX$24.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$0.84
MX$17.00
|
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pay 47.8% more for groceries
|
Ouagadougou
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
$2.63
MX$53.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.57
MX$113.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,550
|
$6.31
MX$128.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,524
|
$2.49
MX$50.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.13
MX$83.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$1.42
MX$28.86
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$0.70
MX$14.26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA257
|
$0.82
MX$16.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA409
|
$0.91
MX$18.53
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA818
|
$0.95
MX$19.24
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA348
|
$0.87
MX$17.57
|
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pay 97.6% more for transportation
|
Ouagadougou
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,761
|
$5.46
MX$110.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,988
|
$21.52
MX$436.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,960.54
MX$445,419.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,266
|
$5.34
MX$108.35
|
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pay 74.0% more for housing
|
Ouagadougou
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,848
|
$27.98
MX$567.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA248,974
|
$1,058.85
MX$21,476.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,487
|
$643.75
MX$13,056.98
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,886
|
$41.48
MX$841.34
|
|
pay 97.8% more for childcare
|
Ouagadougou
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,692
|
$408.19
MX$8,279.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,174,888
|
$10,042.62
MX$203,691.52
|
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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ouagadougou
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA697
|
$2.97
MX$60.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$3.52
MX$71.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA996
|
$4.45
MX$90.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,897
|
$60.85
MX$1,234.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,979
|
$5.94
MX$120.38
|
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Ouagadougou
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$66.94
MX$1,357.66
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$45.00
MX$912.71
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$110.60
MX$2,243.25
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$106.14
MX$2,152.87
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