Cost of living comparison
Ouagadougou is 4.7% more expensive than Kingston.
If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 60.8% less for restaurants
Kingston
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.40
JMD993.24
|
$0.83
F CFA505
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.68
JMD1,191.89
|
$2.15
F CFA1,314
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
JMD191.77
|
$0.77
F CFA472
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
JMD119.95
|
$0.41
F CFA253
|
|
pay 48.2% less for groceries
Kingston
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.26
JMD506.21
|
$0.89
F CFA542
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.03
JMD1,091.83
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.07
JMD2,495.41
|
$9.20
F CFA5,632
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.39
JMD682.22
|
$2.53
F CFA1,546
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
JMD504.95
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.39
JMD370.51
|
$0.80
F CFA489
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.41
JMD219.68
|
$0.50
F CFA307
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
JMD289.01
|
$0.43
F CFA261
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
JMD189.83
|
$0.68
F CFA415
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
JMD175.92
|
$1.36
F CFA830
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
JMD156.69
|
$0.58
F CFA353
|
|
pay 48.5% less for transportation
Kingston
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
JMD790.23
|
$4.58
F CFA2,802
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.38
JMD5,959.46
|
$4.95
F CFA3,031
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,822.25
JMD6,803,717.92
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.55
JMD4,121.96
|
$13.70
F CFA8,387
|
|
pay 39.4% less for housing
Kingston
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.43
JMD7,519.41
|
$41.19
F CFA25,212
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.08
JMD113,504.62
|
$412.75
F CFA252,621
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.17
JMD69,426.72
|
$206.38
F CFA126,311
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.20
JMD19,748.02
|
$69.44
F CFA42,500
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Kingston
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.63
JMD40,309.13
|
$123.83
F CFA75,786
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.53
JMD333,729.81
|
$15,210.19
F CFA9,309,291
|
|
pay 52.6% less for entertainment and sports
Kingston
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.24
JMD347.64
|
$1.16
F CFA707
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.89
JMD603.44
|
$1.24
F CFA758
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.96
JMD1,390.54
|
$1.65
F CFA1,010
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.56
JMD11,265.86
|
$41.28
F CFA25,262
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
JMD1,638.85
|
$8.26
F CFA5,052
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Kingston
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.99
JMD5,586.99
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.19
JMD4,531.67
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.74
JMD11,138.52
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.20
JMD11,209.46
|
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