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St. George's vs. Ouagadougou Cost of Living Summary

St. George's is 10.7% more expensive than Ouagadougou.

Restaurants: pay 83.3% more in St. George's
Groceries: pay 9.6% more in St. George's
Transportation: pay 23.1% less in St. George's
Housing: pay 22.3% more in St. George's
Childcare: pay 72.8% less in St. George's
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.9% more in St. George's

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries in St. George's are more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Expenses including childcare and transportation are lower in St. George's. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in St. George's.

St. George's vs. Ouagadougou Cost Breakdown

If you lived in St. George's instead of Ouagadougou, you would:

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pay 83.3% more for restaurants

	Ouagadougou	St. George's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.37 F CFA3,035	$7.40 EC$20.00	+37.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.05 F CFA4,553	$8.33 EC$22.50	+3.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 F CFA472	$1.85 EC$5.00	+121.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 F CFA329	$1.57 EC$4.25	+170.5%
Average			+83.3%

Ouagadougou vs. St. George's - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.6% more for groceries

	Ouagadougou	St. George's
Bread 1 loaf	$0.95 F CFA536	$1.69 EC$4.57	+78.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.94 F CFA5,059	$5.00 EC$13.52	-44.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.61 F CFA6,000	$14.71 EC$39.75	+38.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.05 F CFA1,723	$4.07 EC$11.00	+33.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.74 F CFA5,507	$2.60 EC$7.04	-73.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.03 F CFA1,147	$1.20 EC$3.25	-40.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 F CFA358	$0.84 EC$2.27	+32.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 F CFA257	$0.79 EC$2.13	+74.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 F CFA630	$1.34 EC$3.63	+20.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 F CFA572	$0.71 EC$1.91	-30.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 F CFA346	$0.71 EC$1.91	+15.5%
Average			+9.6%

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pay 23.1% less for transportation

	Ouagadougou	St. George's
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.76 F CFA3,256	$5.12 EC$13.85	-11.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$37.00 EC$100.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,457.72 F CFA21,753,584	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	-35.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.85 F CFA8,398	??
Average			-23.1%

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pay 22.3% more for housing

	Ouagadougou	St. George's
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.62 F CFA28,634	$46.87 EC$126.67	-7.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$447.18 F CFA252,949	$579.70 EC$1,566.67	+29.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$280.23 F CFA158,514	$289.85 EC$783.33	+3.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.57 F CFA55,192	$159.51 EC$431.09	+63.5%
Average			+22.3%

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pay 72.8% less for childcare

	Ouagadougou	St. George's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$134.15 F CFA75,885	$55.50 EC$150.00	-58.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,731.14 F CFA10,029,609	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	-86.9%
Average			-72.8%

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pay 44.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Ouagadougou	St. George's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.07 F CFA607	$2.04 EC$5.50	+89.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 F CFA1,012	$4.44 EC$12.00	+148.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.79 F CFA1,012	$1.85 EC$5.00	+3.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.61 F CFA35,413	$37.00 EC$100.00	-40.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.94 F CFA5,059	$11.10 EC$30.00	+24.1%
Average			+44.9%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Ouagadougou	St. George's
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$25.90 EC$70.00
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$44.40 EC$120.00
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$42.55 EC$115.00
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$75.85 EC$205.00

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