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Madagascar

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Burkina Faso

Ouagadougou vs. Antananarivo Cost of Living Summary

Ouagadougou is 56.6% more expensive than Antananarivo.

Restaurants: pay 92.1% more in Ouagadougou
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Ouagadougou
Transportation: pay 52.5% more in Ouagadougou
Housing: pay 37.5% more in Ouagadougou
Childcare: pay 26.3% less in Ouagadougou
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.6% more in Ouagadougou
Clothing: pay 37.1% more in Ouagadougou

The cost of groceries, restaurants, transportation, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Ouagadougou are more expensive than in Antananarivo. Notably, groceries and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Ouagadougou.

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Ouagadougou vs. Antananarivo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Antananarivo, you would:

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pay 92.1% more for restaurants

	Antananarivo	Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.71 MGA12,217	$7.25 F CFA4,236	+167.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 MGA25,453	$7.25 F CFA4,236	+28.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 MGA3,563	$1.08 F CFA631	+36.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 MGA1,968	$1.08 F CFA631	+147.6%
Average			+92.1%

Antananarivo vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Antananarivo	Ouagadougou
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 MGA4,618	$1.11 F CFA648	+8.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.23 MGA19,053	$8.54 F CFA4,983	+101.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.70 MGA16,668	$7.59 F CFA4,433	+105.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 MGA9,239	$2.56 F CFA1,495	+24.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 MGA9,115	$9.29 F CFA5,425	+359.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 MGA2,217	$2.13 F CFA1,243	+333.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.26 MGA1,155	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.47 MGA2,117	$1.55 F CFA904	+229.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MGA1,748	$1.74 F CFA1,017	+349.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 MGA1,193	$0.71 F CFA414	+168.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MGA1,963	$0.77 F CFA452	+77.8%
Average			+145.3%

Antananarivo vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of groceries

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pay 52.5% more for transportation

	Antananarivo	Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.39 MGA19,774	$5.49 F CFA3,207	+25.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,971.37 MGA54M	$36,701.04 F CFA21M	+206.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.65 MGA88,575	$7.34 F CFA4,285	-62.6%
Average			+52.5%

Antananarivo vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of transportation

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pay 37.5% more for housing

	Antananarivo	Ouagadougou
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$57.15 MGA258K	$54.06 F CFA31,559	-5.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$325.82 MGA1M	$341.40 F CFA199K	+4.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$150.37 MGA678K	$230.45 F CFA135K	+53.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.66 MGA255K	$136.41 F CFA79,640	+140.8%
Average			+37.5%

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pay 26.3% less for childcare

	Antananarivo	Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.03 MGA113K	$34.14 F CFA19,932	+36.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,998.31 MGA68M	$5,974.59 F CFA3M	-60.2%
Average			-26.3%

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pay 31.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Antananarivo	Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.02 MGA4,581	$1.19 F CFA698	+17.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 MGA7,447	$1.99 F CFA1,163	+20.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.58 MGA7,127	$1.32 F CFA772	-16.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.61 MGA133K	$59.75 F CFA34,881	+101.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.65 MGA25,453	$6.83 F CFA3,986	+20.9%
Average			+31.6%

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pay 37.1% more for clothing

	Antananarivo	Ouagadougou
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.03 MGA131K	$34.14 F CFA19,932	+17.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.67 MGA125K	$51.21 F CFA29,898	+85.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.50 MGA349K	$85.35 F CFA49,830	+10.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.58 MGA314K	$102.42 F CFA59,796	+47.2%
Average			+37.1%

Antananarivo vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of clothing

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