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Afghanistan

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Burkina Faso

Ouagadougou vs. Kabul Cost of Living Summary

Ouagadougou is 2.6 times more expensive than Kabul.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Ouagadougou
Groceries: pay 3.8 times more in Ouagadougou
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Ouagadougou
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Ouagadougou
Childcare: pay 3.1 times more in Ouagadougou
Entertainment and Sports: pay 86.1% more in Ouagadougou
Clothing: pay 2.8 times more in Ouagadougou

The cost of groceries, childcare, clothing, housing, restaurants, and transportation in Ouagadougou are more expensive than in Kabul. Notably, groceries, childcare, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Ouagadougou.

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Ouagadougou vs. Kabul Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Kabul	Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.77 AFN180	$7.25 F CFA4,236	+162.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.62 AFN300	$7.25 F CFA4,236	+57.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 AFN31	$1.08 F CFA631	+127.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 AFN10	$1.08 F CFA631	+602.7%
Average			+138.5%

Kabul vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.8 times more for groceries

	Kabul	Ouagadougou
Bread 1 loaf	$0.24 AFN16	$1.11 F CFA648	+362.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.19 AFN142	$8.54 F CFA4,983	+289.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.21 AFN208	$7.59 F CFA4,433	+136.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.55 AFN101	$2.56 F CFA1,495	+65.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.81 AFN118	$9.29 F CFA5,425	+412.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.32 AFN21	$2.13 F CFA1,243	+565.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 AFN26	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.42 AFN27	$1.55 F CFA904	+269.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 AFN16	$1.74 F CFA1,017	+630.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 AFN18	$0.71 F CFA414	+154.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 AFN15	$0.77 F CFA452	+246.7%
Average			+276.4%

Kabul vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Kabul	Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.19 AFN272	$5.49 F CFA3,207	+31.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.77 AFN1,350	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,461.54 AFN550K	$36,701.04 F CFA21M	+333.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.77 AFN375	$7.34 F CFA4,285	+27.2%
Average			+110.7%

Kabul vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Kabul	Ouagadougou
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$96.92 AFN6,300	$54.06 F CFA31,559	-44.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$123.08 AFN8,000	$341.40 F CFA199K	+177.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$108.80 AFN7,072	$230.45 F CFA135K	+111.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.46 AFN2,110	$136.41 F CFA79,640	+320.3%
Average			+144.6%

Kabul vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of housing

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

	Kabul	Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$20.26 AFN1,317	$34.14 F CFA19,932	+68.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,046.15 AFN68,000	$5,974.59 F CFA3M	+471.1%
Average			+210.2%

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pay 86.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Kabul	Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.31 AFN150	$1.19 F CFA698	-48.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.10 AFN71	$1.99 F CFA1,163	+81.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.38 AFN155	$1.32 F CFA772	-44.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$11.08 AFN720	$59.75 F CFA34,881	+439.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.31 AFN150	$6.83 F CFA3,986	+195.9%
Average			+86.1%

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pay 2.8 times more for clothing

	Kabul	Ouagadougou
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.64 AFN692	$34.14 F CFA19,932	+220.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.00 AFN1,040	$51.21 F CFA29,898	+220.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.69 AFN3,750	$85.35 F CFA49,830	+47.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$25.08 AFN1,630	$102.42 F CFA59,796	+308.4%
Average			+180.7%

Kabul vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of clothing

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