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Ouagadougou vs. Montevideo Cost of Living Summary

Ouagadougou is 22.3% cheaper than Montevideo.

Restaurants: pay 58.5% less in Ouagadougou
Groceries: pay 2.5% more in Ouagadougou
Transportation: pay 21.7% less in Ouagadougou
Housing: pay 26.2% less in Ouagadougou
Childcare: pay 11.4% more in Ouagadougou
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.5% less in Ouagadougou

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

Ouagadougou vs. Montevideo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 58.5% less for restaurants

	Montevideo	Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.42 UYU643.33	$5.37 F CFA2,999	-67.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.53 UYU491.09	$8.05 F CFA4,499	-35.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.31 UYU90.44	$0.83 F CFA467	-63.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 UYU69.45	$0.58 F CFA325	-67.2%
Average			-58.5%

Montevideo vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.5% more for groceries

	Montevideo	Ouagadougou
Bread 1 loaf	$2.94 UYU115.00	$0.95 F CFA529	-67.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 UYU274.41	$8.94 F CFA4,998	+27.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.80 UYU188.16	$10.61 F CFA5,929	+120.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.94 UYU193.49	$3.05 F CFA1,703	-38.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.07 UYU198.55	$9.74 F CFA5,441	+92.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 UYU56.15	$2.03 F CFA1,134	+41.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18 UYU46.12	$0.63 F CFA353	-46.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 UYU26.57	$0.45 F CFA254	-33.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.69 UYU66.03	$1.11 F CFA622	-33.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UYU39.49	$1.01 F CFA565	+0.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.94 UYU37.00	$0.61 F CFA341	-35.3%
Average			+2.5%

Montevideo vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.7% less for transportation

	Montevideo	Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.23 UYU283.32	$5.76 F CFA3,217	-20.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$63.92 UYU2,504.57	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,550.20 UYU1,432,169.61	$38,457.72 F CFA21,493,236	+5.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.69 UYU1,163.40	$14.85 F CFA8,297	-50.0%
Average			-21.7%

Montevideo vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of transportation

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pay 26.2% less for housing

	Montevideo	Ouagadougou
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.85 UYU1,953.43	$50.62 F CFA28,291	+1.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$629.84 UYU24,679.58	$447.18 F CFA249,921	-29.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$497.62 UYU19,498.57	$280.23 F CFA156,617	-43.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$146.70 UYU5,748.08	$97.57 F CFA54,532	-33.5%
Average			-26.2%

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pay 11.4% more for childcare

	Montevideo	Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$480.09 UYU18,811.76	$134.15 F CFA74,976	-72.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,099.48 UYU356,550.66	$17,731.14 F CFA9,909,575	+94.9%
Average			+11.4%

Montevideo vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of childcare

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pay 41.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Montevideo	Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.51 UYU176.79	$1.07 F CFA600	-76.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.39 UYU172.06	$1.79 F CFA1,000	-59.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.26 UYU206.26	$1.79 F CFA1,000	-66.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.36 UYU2,208.22	$62.61 F CFA34,989	+11.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.78 UYU422.34	$8.94 F CFA4,998	-17.0%
Average			-41.5%

Montevideo vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Montevideo	Ouagadougou
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.79 UYU3,910.32	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.02 UYU1,920.96	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.65 UYU4,570.72	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$126.41 UYU4,953.15	??

Montevideo vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of clothing

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