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Ouagadougou vs. Kingstown Cost of Living Summary

Ouagadougou is 7.2% cheaper than Kingstown.

Restaurants: pay 47.4% less in Ouagadougou
Groceries: pay 4.1% less in Ouagadougou
Transportation: pay 30.9% less in Ouagadougou
Housing: pay 21.1% more in Ouagadougou
Childcare: pay 11.6% more in Ouagadougou
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.5% more in Ouagadougou

The cost of housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Ouagadougou are more expensive than in Kingstown. Expenses including restaurants, transportation, and groceries are lower in Ouagadougou.

Ouagadougou vs. Kingstown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.4% less for restaurants

	Kingstown	Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$5.37 F CFA3,006	-27.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$8.05 F CFA4,508	-27.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$0.83 F CFA468	-62.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.10 EC$5.67	$0.58 F CFA326	-72.3%
Average			-47.4%

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pay 4.1% less for groceries

	Kingstown	Ouagadougou
Bread 1 loaf	$2.04 EC$5.50	$0.95 F CFA531	-53.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.79 EC$15.65	$8.94 F CFA5,009	+54.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.14 EC$32.81	$10.61 F CFA5,942	-12.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.60 EC$12.44	$3.05 F CFA1,706	-33.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.19 EC$5.91	$9.74 F CFA5,453	+345.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.99 EC$10.78	$2.03 F CFA1,136	-49.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.31 EC$3.54	$0.63 F CFA354	-51.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.02 EC$10.87	$0.45 F CFA254	-88.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.39 EC$6.45	$1.11 F CFA624	-53.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 EC$4.81	$1.01 F CFA566	-43.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.47 EC$3.98	$0.61 F CFA342	-58.5%
Average			-4.1%

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pay 30.9% less for transportation

	Kingstown	Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.87 EC$32.09	$5.76 F CFA3,224	-51.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.95 EC$135.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,927.14 EC$102,500.00	$38,457.72 F CFA21,540,035	+1.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.90 EC$70.00	$14.85 F CFA8,315	-42.7%
Average			-30.9%

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pay 21.1% more for housing

	Kingstown	Ouagadougou
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.50 EC$150.00	$50.62 F CFA28,353	-8.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$333.02 EC$900.00	$447.18 F CFA250,466	+34.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$323.77 EC$875.00	$280.23 F CFA156,958	-13.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.59 EC$152.94	$97.57 F CFA54,651	+72.4%
Average			+21.1%

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pay 11.6% more for childcare

	Kingstown	Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$120.26 EC$325.00	$134.15 F CFA75,140	+11.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$17,731.14 F CFA9,931,152
Average			+11.6%

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pay 6.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Kingstown	Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$1.07 F CFA601	-42.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.07 EC$11.00	$1.79 F CFA1,002	-56.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.07 EC$11.00	$1.79 F CFA1,002	-56.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.38 EC$87.50	$62.61 F CFA35,065	+93.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.63 EC$12.50	$8.94 F CFA5,009	+93.4%
Average			+6.5%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Kingstown	Ouagadougou
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.75 EC$175.00	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.98 EC$167.50	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.51 EC$250.00	??

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