Cost of living comparison
Ouagadougou is 23.2% cheaper than Mexico City.
If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 58.6% less for restaurants
Mexico City
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.28
MX$140.44
|
$0.84
F CFA510
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.95
MX$117.93
|
$2.18
F CFA1,327
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
MX$18.02
|
$0.63
F CFA383
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
MX$13.16
|
$0.50
F CFA306
|
|
pay 12.1% less for groceries
Mexico City
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.09
MX$35.39
|
$1.06
F CFA646
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
MX$75.23
|
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Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.45
MX$92.42
|
$8.56
F CFA5,215
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
MX$36.51
|
$2.01
F CFA1,225
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
MX$54.07
|
$3.04
F CFA1,852
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.52
|
$0.94
F CFA571
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MX$10.52
|
$0.57
F CFA347
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$12.03
|
$0.43
F CFA262
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
MX$12.94
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$13.29
|
$0.80
F CFA486
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$12.46
|
$0.53
F CFA324
|
|
pay 12.0% more for transportation
Mexico City
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
MX$83.56
|
$4.14
F CFA2,522
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.77
MX$301.63
|
$15.08
F CFA9,189
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,067.99
MX$374,493.82
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.52
MX$93.62
|
$9.22
F CFA5,616
|
|
pay 2.9% more for housing
Mexico City
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.01
MX$475.29
|
$37.38
F CFA22,768
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$826.42
MX$14,024.30
|
$419.03
F CFA255,251
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.11
MX$8,147.51
|
$173.90
F CFA105,929
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.24
MX$682.88
|
$76.90
F CFA46,846
|
|
pay 3.4% less for childcare
Mexico City
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$377.91
MX$6,413.21
|
$72.63
F CFA44,244
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,870.11
MX$150,525.71
|
$15,441.40
F CFA9,406,199
|
|
pay 51.0% less for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
MX$46.81
|
$1.17
F CFA715
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
MX$48.99
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
MX$65.54
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.94
MX$847.53
|
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.97
MX$84.26
|
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
|
pay 52.3% less for clothing
Mexico City
|
Ouagadougou
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.86
MX$964.87
|
$13.41
F CFA8,168
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.51
MX$636.56
|
$29.33
F CFA17,868
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.48
MX$1,569.42
|
$33.52
F CFA20,420
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.13
MX$1,614.28
|
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
|
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