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Ouagadougou vs. Buenos Aires Cost of Living Summary

Ouagadougou is 11.5% more expensive than Buenos Aires.

Restaurants: pay 55.7% less in Ouagadougou
Groceries: pay 25.5% more in Ouagadougou
Transportation: pay 47.7% more in Ouagadougou
Housing: pay 0.8% less in Ouagadougou
Childcare: pay 79.5% more in Ouagadougou
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.4% less in Ouagadougou

The cost of childcare, transportation, and groceries in Ouagadougou are more expensive than in Buenos Aires. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Ouagadougou. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Ouagadougou.

Ouagadougou vs. Buenos Aires Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Buenos Aires, you would:

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pay 55.7% less for restaurants

	Buenos Aires	Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.00 ARS25,561.28	$5.37 F CFA3,030	-70.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00 ARS17,040.86	$8.05 F CFA4,545	-32.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.18 ARS3,097.35	$0.83 F CFA471	-61.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 ARS1,971.23	$0.58 F CFA328	-58.1%
Average			-55.7%

Buenos Aires vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.5% more for groceries

	Buenos Aires	Ouagadougou
Bread 1 loaf	$2.89 ARS4,105.12	$0.95 F CFA535	-67.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.13 ARS8,709.77	$8.94 F CFA5,050	+45.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.84 ARS8,289.27	$10.61 F CFA5,990	+81.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.29 ARS4,670.60	$3.05 F CFA1,720	-7.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 ARS5,565.96	$9.74 F CFA5,498	+148.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 ARS1,634.42	$2.03 F CFA1,145	+76.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 ARS1,365.09	$0.63 F CFA357	-34.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 ARS804.25	$0.45 F CFA256	-19.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 ARS1,618.32	$1.11 F CFA629	-2.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ARS935.34	$1.01 F CFA571	+53.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 ARS822.04	$0.61 F CFA345	+5.5%
Average			+25.5%

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pay 47.7% more for transportation

	Buenos Aires	Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.31 ARS6,124.55	$5.76 F CFA3,250	+33.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 ARS28,401.43	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ARS36M	$38,457.72 F CFA22M	+53.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.51 ARS13,511.92	$14.85 F CFA8,383	+56.0%
Average			+47.7%

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pay 0.8% less for housing

	Buenos Aires	Ouagadougou
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.42 ARS41,781.84	$50.62 F CFA28,583	+72.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$659.06 ARS936K	$447.18 F CFA253K	-32.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$463.75 ARS659K	$280.23 F CFA158K	-39.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.98 ARS143K	$97.57 F CFA55,095	-3.4%
Average			-0.8%

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pay 79.5% more for childcare

	Buenos Aires	Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$367.39 ARS522K	$134.15 F CFA75,751	-63.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,496.25 ARS8M	$17,731.14 F CFA10M	+222.6%
Average			+79.5%

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pay 27.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Buenos Aires	Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.80 ARS5,396.27	$1.07 F CFA606	-71.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 ARS5,858.64	$1.79 F CFA1,010	-56.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.68 ARS5,225.86	$1.79 F CFA1,010	-51.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.59 ARS61,896.47	$62.61 F CFA35,350	+43.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.00 ARS12,780.64	$8.94 F CFA5,050	-0.6%
Average			-27.4%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Buenos Aires	Ouagadougou
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$112.87 ARS160K	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$91.59 ARS130K	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.33 ARS184K	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.94 ARS192K	??

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