Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 63.8% more expensive than Ouagadougou.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.0 times more in Mexico City
- Groceries
-
pay 15.9% more in Mexico City
- Transportation
-
pay 4.2% less in Mexico City
- Housing
-
pay 24.4% more in Mexico City
- Childcare
-
pay 83.6% more in Mexico City
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 63.5% more in Mexico City
The cost of restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries in Mexico City are more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Notably, restaurants and childcare are significantly more expensive in Mexico City.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Ouagadougou
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA742
|
$9.93
MX$201.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,452
|
$7.45
MX$150.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA462
|
$1.08
MX$21.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA322
|
$0.77
MX$15.66
|
|
pay 15.9% more for groceries
|
Ouagadougou
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA433
|
$2.45
MX$49.69
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA4,947
|
$4.87
MX$98.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,548
|
$5.51
MX$111.61
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,733
|
$2.18
MX$44.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,386
|
$3.57
MX$72.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA898
|
$1.22
MX$24.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA301
|
$0.67
MX$13.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA250
|
$0.80
MX$16.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA632
|
$0.83
MX$16.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA724
|
$0.85
MX$17.25
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA372
|
$0.83
MX$16.77
|
|
pay 4.2% less for transportation
|
Ouagadougou
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA2,931
|
$4.64
MX$93.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.87
MX$362.18
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$18,615.02
MX$377,273.73
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.47
MX$70.42
|
|
pay 24.4% more for housing
|
Ouagadougou
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA27,160
|
$24.38
MX$494.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA247,360
|
$893.52
MX$18,109.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA173,152
|
$544.24
MX$11,030.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA53,973
|
$30.31
MX$614.32
|
|
pay 83.6% more for childcare
|
Ouagadougou
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA74,208
|
$381.33
MX$7,728.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,115,420
|
$8,426.99
MX$170,791.22
|
|
pay 63.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ouagadougou
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA693
|
$2.73
MX$55.33
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA989
|
$3.01
MX$60.93
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA989
|
$3.92
MX$79.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA34,630
|
$53.69
MX$1,088.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA4,947
|
$4.96
MX$100.61
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Ouagadougou
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$56.36
MX$1,142.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$41.06
MX$832.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$91.99
MX$1,864.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$91.93
MX$1,863.15
|
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