Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 58.7% more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
Ouagadougou
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA499
|
$8.50
ARS7,613.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,297
|
$6.00
ARS5,374.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA466
|
$1.33
ARS1,195.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$0.97
ARS871.53
|
|
pay 6.9% more for groceries
Ouagadougou
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA535
|
$2.02
ARS1,812.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.64
ARS4,155.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,560
|
$4.08
ARS3,652.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,526
|
$2.08
ARS1,864.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.06
ARS1,847.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA483
|
$0.83
ARS739.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA303
|
$0.81
ARS722.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA258
|
$0.57
ARS511.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA410
|
$0.75
ARS674.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA820
|
$0.39
ARS349.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA348
|
$0.40
ARS358.52
|
|
pay 4.3% more for transportation
Ouagadougou
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,766
|
$3.45
ARS3,091.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,993
|
$9.00
ARS8,061.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$20,000.00
ARS17,915,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,280
|
$7.66
ARS6,861.44
|
|
pay 2.2% less for housing
Ouagadougou
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,889
|
$20.18
ARS18,072.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA249,387
|
$491.75
ARS440,485.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,693
|
$356.25
ARS319,110.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,956
|
$35.17
ARS31,506.81
|
|
pay 6.0% more for childcare
Ouagadougou
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,816
|
$219.88
ARS196,953.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,190,100
|
$5,225.19
ARS4,680,463.36
|
|
pay 7.7% more for entertainment and sports
Ouagadougou
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA698
|
$1.50
ARS1,343.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA748
|
$2.28
ARS2,041.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA998
|
$2.00
ARS1,791.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,939
|
$21.45
ARS19,217.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,988
|
$4.27
ARS3,823.76
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Ouagadougou
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$81.61
ARS73,098.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$65.79
ARS58,932.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$116.21
ARS104,091.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$104.11
ARS93,257.75
|
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