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Ouagadougou vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Ouagadougou is 14.7% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 41.6% less in Ouagadougou
Groceries: pay 19.3% more in Ouagadougou
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Ouagadougou
Housing: pay 26.9% more in Ouagadougou
Childcare: pay 3.0% less in Ouagadougou
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.9% less in Ouagadougou

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

Ouagadougou vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 41.6% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$195.79	$5.37 F CFA3,006	-50.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$159.08	$8.05 F CFA4,508	-8.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.23	$0.83 F CFA468	-51.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.52	$0.58 F CFA326	-55.4%
Average			-41.6%

Mexico City vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.3% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Ouagadougou
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.34	$0.95 F CFA531	-63.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.89	$8.94 F CFA5,009	+77.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.92	$10.61 F CFA5,942	+62.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.01	$3.05 F CFA1,706	+16.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.61	$9.74 F CFA5,453	+155.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.69	$2.03 F CFA1,136	+48.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.43	$0.63 F CFA354	-20.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.55	$0.45 F CFA254	-53.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.34	$1.11 F CFA624	+22.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.29	$1.01 F CFA566	+5.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.93	$0.61 F CFA342	-38.5%
Average			+19.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.65	$5.76 F CFA3,224	+12.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$352.42	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$361,229.19	$38,457.72 F CFA21,540,035	+92.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.79	$14.85 F CFA8,315	+235.5%
Average			+113.2%

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pay 26.9% more for housing

	Mexico City	Ouagadougou
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$557.85	$50.62 F CFA28,353	+63.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,461.34	$447.18 F CFA250,466	-58.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,213.45	$280.23 F CFA156,958	-58.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$673.78	$97.57 F CFA54,651	+161.2%
Average			+26.9%

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pay 3.0% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,761.60	$134.15 F CFA75,140	-68.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196,526.06	$17,731.14 F CFA9,931,152	+62.7%
Average			-3.0%

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pay 26.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.74	$1.07 F CFA601	-67.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.78	$1.79 F CFA1,002	-53.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.32	$1.79 F CFA1,002	-58.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,053.99	$62.61 F CFA35,065	+7.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.47	$8.94 F CFA5,009	+37.3%
Average			-26.9%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Mexico City	Ouagadougou
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,099.08	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$867.02	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,906.56	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,000.15	??

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