Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 2.5 times more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Ouagadougou
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$6.40
JMD998.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,294
|
$7.68
JMD1,197.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA465
|
$1.24
JMD192.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$0.77
JMD120.56
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Ouagadougou
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
$3.26
JMD508.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.03
JMD1,097.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,548
|
$16.07
JMD2,508.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,523
|
$4.39
JMD685.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.25
JMD507.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$2.39
JMD372.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$1.41
JMD220.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA257
|
$1.86
JMD290.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA409
|
$1.22
JMD190.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA818
|
$1.13
JMD176.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA347
|
$1.01
JMD157.48
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Ouagadougou
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,760
|
$5.09
JMD794.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
$38.38
JMD5,989.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$43,822.25
JMD6,838,104.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,262
|
$26.55
JMD4,142.79
|
|
pay 73.7% more for housing
Ouagadougou
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,836
|
$48.43
JMD7,557.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA248,857
|
$731.08
JMD114,078.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
$447.17
JMD69,777.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,867
|
$127.20
JMD19,847.83
|
|
pay 11.9% more for childcare
Ouagadougou
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,657
|
$259.63
JMD40,512.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,170,573
|
$2,149.53
JMD335,416.50
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Ouagadougou
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA697
|
$2.24
JMD349.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$3.89
JMD606.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA995
|
$8.96
JMD1,397.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
$72.56
JMD11,322.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$10.56
JMD1,647.13
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Ouagadougou
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$35.99
JMD5,615.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$29.19
JMD4,554.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$71.74
JMD11,194.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$72.20
JMD11,266.12
|
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