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Saint John's vs. Ouagadougou Cost of Living Summary

Saint John's is 55.1% more expensive than Ouagadougou.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Saint John's
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Saint John's
Transportation: pay 72.7% more in Saint John's
Housing: pay 82.8% more in Saint John's
Childcare: pay 89.6% less in Saint John's
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.2% more in Saint John's

The cost of groceries, restaurants, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Saint John's are more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Notably, groceries, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Saint John's.

Saint John's vs. Ouagadougou Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint John's instead of Ouagadougou, you would:

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Ouagadougou	Saint John's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.37 F CFA3,035	$13.88 EC$37.50	+158.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.05 F CFA4,553	$11.10 EC$30.00	+37.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 F CFA472	$2.07 EC$5.60	+148.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 F CFA329	$0.96 EC$2.58	+64.4%
Average			+102.3%

Ouagadougou vs. Saint John's - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Ouagadougou	Saint John's
Bread 1 loaf	$0.95 F CFA536	$2.78 EC$7.50	+193.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.94 F CFA5,059	$4.07 EC$11.00	-54.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.61 F CFA6,000	$8.40 EC$22.71	-20.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.05 F CFA1,723	$5.37 EC$14.50	+76.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.74 F CFA5,507	$3.69 EC$9.98	-62.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.03 F CFA1,147	$2.96 EC$8.00	+45.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 F CFA358	$1.11 EC$3.00	+75.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 F CFA257	$3.70 EC$10.00	+715.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 F CFA630	$3.70 EC$10.00	+232.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 F CFA572	$1.30 EC$3.50	+28.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 F CFA346	$1.30 EC$3.50	+112.0%
Average			+121.9%

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pay 72.7% more for transportation

	Ouagadougou	Saint John's
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.76 F CFA3,256	$6.29 EC$17.00	+9.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,457.72 F CFA21,753,584	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	-38.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.85 F CFA8,398	$51.53 EC$139.27	+247.1%
Average			+72.7%

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pay 82.8% more for housing

	Ouagadougou	Saint John's
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.62 F CFA28,634	$77.58 EC$209.67	+53.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$447.18 F CFA252,949	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	+134.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$280.23 F CFA158,514	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	+142.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.57 F CFA55,192	$99.04 EC$267.65	+1.5%
Average			+82.8%

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pay 89.6% less for childcare

	Ouagadougou	Saint John's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$134.15 F CFA75,885	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,731.14 F CFA10,029,609	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	-89.6%
Average			-89.6%

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pay 40.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Ouagadougou	Saint John's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.07 F CFA607	$1.85 EC$5.00	+72.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 F CFA1,012	$3.95 EC$10.67	+120.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.79 F CFA1,012	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.61 F CFA35,413	$61.67 EC$166.67	-1.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.94 F CFA5,059	$6.20 EC$16.75	-30.7%
Average			+40.2%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Ouagadougou	Saint John's
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$50.00 EC$135.13
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$74.00 EC$200.00
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	??

Ouagadougou vs. Saint John's - Cost of clothing

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