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Buenos Aires vs. Ouagadougou Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 46.9% more expensive than Ouagadougou.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 27.4% less in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 8.1% less in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 90.0% more in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 4.5 times more in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 72.9% more in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 86.5% more in Buenos Aires

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

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Buenos Aires vs. Ouagadougou Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Ouagadougou, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Ouagadougou	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.25 F CFA4,236	$19.02 ARS28,866.32	+162.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.25 F CFA4,236	$12.96 ARS19,665.62	+78.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 F CFA631	$2.01 ARS3,045.90	+85.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 F CFA631	$1.59 ARS2,416.05	+47.2%
Average			+109.0%

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pay 27.4% less for groceries

	Ouagadougou	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$1.11 F CFA648	$2.48 ARS3,759.89	+123.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.54 F CFA4,983	$5.25 ARS7,963.26	-38.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.59 F CFA4,433	$5.52 ARS8,376.92	-27.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 F CFA1,495	$2.81 ARS4,263.15	+9.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.29 F CFA5,425	$4.60 ARS6,980.53	-50.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.13 F CFA1,243	$1.28 ARS1,941.83	-39.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.97 ARS1,476.48
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.55 F CFA904	$0.65 ARS986.80	-58.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.74 F CFA1,017	$0.92 ARS1,393.13	-47.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 F CFA414	$0.56 ARS848.63	-21.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.77 F CFA452	$0.56 ARS844.64	-28.1%
Average			-27.4%

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pay 8.1% less for transportation

	Ouagadougou	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.49 F CFA3,207	$5.28 ARS8,007.28	-3.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$27.50 ARS41,738.12
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,701.04 F CFA21M	$28,500.00 ARS43M	-22.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.34 F CFA4,285	$9.60 ARS14,570.40	+30.8%
Average			-8.1%

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pay 90.0% more for housing

	Ouagadougou	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.06 F CFA31,559	$31.11 ARS47,219.03	-42.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$341.40 F CFA199K	$770.79 ARS1M	+125.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$230.45 F CFA135K	$509.75 ARS774K	+121.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$136.41 F CFA79,640	$162.43 ARS247K	+19.1%
Average			+90.0%

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pay 4.5 times more for childcare

	Ouagadougou	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$34.14 F CFA19,932	$464.87 ARS706K	+1261.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,974.59 F CFA3M	$8,896.36 ARS14M	+48.9%
Average			+350.3%

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pay 72.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Ouagadougou	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 F CFA698	$3.95 ARS6,000.47	+230.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 F CFA1,163	$3.86 ARS5,864.06	+94.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.32 F CFA772	$4.21 ARS6,386.17	+218.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.75 F CFA34,881	$49.97 ARS75,848.75	-16.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.83 F CFA3,986	$10.38 ARS15,757.84	+52.1%
Average			+72.9%

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pay 86.5% more for clothing

	Ouagadougou	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.14 F CFA19,932	$120.49 ARS183K	+252.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.21 F CFA29,898	$95.69 ARS145K	+86.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.35 F CFA49,830	$115.94 ARS176K	+35.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.42 F CFA59,796	$138.37 ARS210K	+35.1%
Average			+86.5%

Ouagadougou vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of clothing

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