Cost of living comparison

Burkina Faso

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Mexico

Mexico City vs. Ouagadougou Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 44.5% more expensive than Ouagadougou.

Restaurants: pay 49.2% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 11.1% less in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 18.7% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 5.1 times more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.8% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 33.0% more in Mexico City

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

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Mexico City vs. Ouagadougou Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.2% more for restaurants

	Ouagadougou	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.25 F CFA4,236	$11.13 MX$205.76	+53.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.25 F CFA4,236	$11.07 MX$204.73	+52.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 F CFA631	$1.63 MX$30.14	+50.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 F CFA631	$1.30 MX$24.06	+20.4%
Average			+49.2%

Ouagadougou vs. Mexico City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.1% less for groceries

	Ouagadougou	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.11 F CFA648	$3.03 MX$56.07	+173.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.54 F CFA4,983	$6.02 MX$111.38	-29.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.59 F CFA4,433	$6.73 MX$124.42	-11.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 F CFA1,495	$2.87 MX$53.00	+11.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.29 F CFA5,425	$4.39 MX$81.13	-52.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.13 F CFA1,243	$1.43 MX$26.42	-32.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.90 MX$16.67
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.55 F CFA904	$0.93 MX$17.19	-40.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.74 F CFA1,017	$1.04 MX$19.27	-40.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 F CFA414	$0.91 MX$16.90	+28.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.77 F CFA452	$0.85 MX$15.71	+9.7%
Average			-11.1%

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pay 18.7% less for transportation

	Ouagadougou	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.49 F CFA3,207	$5.76 MX$106.56	+4.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$20.03 MX$370.37
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,701.04 F CFA21M	$21,528.95 MX$398K	-41.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.34 F CFA4,285	$6.54 MX$120.88	-10.9%
Average			-18.7%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Ouagadougou	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.06 F CFA31,559	$34.66 MX$640.87	-35.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$341.40 F CFA199K	$1,053.82 MX$19,488.15	+208.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$230.45 F CFA135K	$672.38 MX$12,434.27	+191.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$136.41 F CFA79,640	$47.71 MX$882.34	-65.0%
Average			+101.2%

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pay 5.1 times more for childcare

	Ouagadougou	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$34.14 F CFA19,932	$435.78 MX$8,058.88	+1176.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,974.59 F CFA3M	$12,045.70 MX$223K	+101.6%
Average			+407.3%

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pay 57.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Ouagadougou	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 F CFA698	$3.34 MX$61.73	+179.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 F CFA1,163	$3.80 MX$70.36	+91.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.32 F CFA772	$5.29 MX$97.74	+299.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.75 F CFA34,881	$57.09 MX$1,055.72	-4.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.83 F CFA3,986	$6.68 MX$123.46	-2.2%
Average			+57.8%

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pay 33.0% more for clothing

	Ouagadougou	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.14 F CFA19,932	$70.61 MX$1,305.78	+106.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.21 F CFA29,898	$53.64 MX$991.98	+4.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.35 F CFA49,830	$109.04 MX$2,016.43	+27.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.42 F CFA59,796	$115.97 MX$2,144.64	+13.2%
Average			+33.0%

Ouagadougou vs. Mexico City - Cost of clothing

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