Cost of living comparison
Ouagadougou is 20.4% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 63.6% less for restaurants
Buenos Aires
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
ARS7,569.33
|
$0.83
F CFA499
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
ARS5,343.06
|
$2.15
F CFA1,298
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
ARS1,188.49
|
$0.77
F CFA466
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
ARS866.43
|
$0.41
F CFA250
|
|
pay 34.1% more for groceries
Buenos Aires
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.02
ARS1,801.41
|
$0.89
F CFA535
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.64
ARS4,131.68
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
ARS3,631.01
|
$9.20
F CFA5,564
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
ARS1,853.73
|
$2.53
F CFA1,528
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.06
ARS1,837.08
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
ARS735.61
|
$0.80
F CFA483
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
ARS717.95
|
$0.50
F CFA303
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ARS508.07
|
$0.43
F CFA258
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ARS670.37
|
$0.68
F CFA410
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ARS346.99
|
$1.36
F CFA820
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ARS356.42
|
$0.58
F CFA348
|
|
pay 22.2% more for transportation
Buenos Aires
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.45
ARS3,073.90
|
$4.58
F CFA2,768
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.00
ARS8,014.59
|
$4.95
F CFA2,995
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
ARS17,810,199.60
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.66
ARS6,821.31
|
$13.70
F CFA8,286
|
|
pay 35.9% more for housing
Buenos Aires
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.18
ARS17,966.99
|
$41.19
F CFA24,907
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$491.75
ARS437,908.28
|
$412.75
F CFA249,571
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$356.25
ARS317,244.18
|
$206.38
F CFA124,785
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.17
ARS31,322.50
|
$69.44
F CFA41,987
|
|
pay 73.7% more for childcare
Buenos Aires
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.88
ARS195,800.88
|
$123.83
F CFA74,871
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.19
ARS4,653,083.27
|
$15,210.19
F CFA9,196,877
|
|
pay 19.9% more for entertainment and sports
Buenos Aires
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ARS1,335.76
|
$1.16
F CFA699
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
ARS2,029.50
|
$1.24
F CFA749
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ARS1,781.02
|
$1.65
F CFA998
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.45
ARS19,104.93
|
$41.28
F CFA24,957
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.27
ARS3,801.39
|
$8.26
F CFA4,991
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Buenos Aires
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.61
ARS72,670.96
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.79
ARS58,587.36
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.21
ARS103,482.14
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.11
ARS92,712.21
|
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