Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 2.2 times more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
Ouagadougou
|
Mexico City
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
F CFA514
|
$8.28
MX$141.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
F CFA1,335
|
$6.95
MX$118.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
F CFA385
|
$1.06
MX$18.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
F CFA308
|
$0.78
MX$13.21
|
|
pay 24.0% more for groceries
Ouagadougou
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
F CFA650
|
$2.09
MX$35.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.43
MX$75.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
F CFA5,246
|
$5.45
MX$92.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
F CFA1,232
|
$2.15
MX$36.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
F CFA1,863
|
$3.19
MX$54.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
F CFA575
|
$1.21
MX$20.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA349
|
$0.62
MX$10.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA264
|
$0.71
MX$12.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA361
|
$0.76
MX$12.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA489
|
$0.78
MX$13.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA326
|
$0.73
MX$12.51
|
|
pay 1.2% less for transportation
Ouagadougou
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
F CFA2,537
|
$4.92
MX$83.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
F CFA9,243
|
$17.77
MX$302.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,067.99
MX$375,999.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
F CFA5,649
|
$5.52
MX$94.00
|
|
pay 50.1% more for housing
Ouagadougou
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
F CFA22,902
|
$28.01
MX$477.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
F CFA256,751
|
$826.42
MX$14,080.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
F CFA106,552
|
$480.11
MX$8,180.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
F CFA47,121
|
$40.24
MX$685.63
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Ouagadougou
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
F CFA44,503
|
$377.91
MX$6,438.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
F CFA9,461,458
|
$8,870.11
MX$151,130.77
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Ouagadougou
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
F CFA719
|
$2.76
MX$47.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
$2.89
MX$49.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
$3.86
MX$65.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
F CFA17,973
|
$49.94
MX$850.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
$4.97
MX$84.60
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Ouagadougou
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
F CFA8,216
|
$56.86
MX$968.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
F CFA17,973
|
$37.51
MX$639.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
F CFA20,540
|
$92.48
MX$1,575.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
$95.13
MX$1,620.77
|
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