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Ouagadougou vs. Saint John's Cost of Living Summary

Ouagadougou is 2.2 times more expensive than Saint John's.

Restaurants: pay 46.9% less in Ouagadougou
Groceries: pay 9.7% less in Ouagadougou
Transportation: pay 5.8% less in Ouagadougou
Housing: pay 38.1% less in Ouagadougou
Childcare: pay 9.6 times more in Ouagadougou
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.7% less in Ouagadougou

Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Ouagadougou. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Ouagadougou.

Ouagadougou vs. Saint John's Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.9% less for restaurants

	Saint John's	Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.88 EC$37.50	$5.37 F CFA3,035	-61.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$8.05 F CFA4,553	-27.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 EC$5.60	$0.83 F CFA472	-59.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 EC$2.58	$0.58 F CFA329	-39.2%
Average			-46.9%

Saint John's vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.7% less for groceries

	Saint John's	Ouagadougou
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	$0.95 F CFA536	-65.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 EC$11.00	$8.94 F CFA5,059	+119.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$10.61 F CFA6,000	+26.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37 EC$14.50	$3.05 F CFA1,723	-43.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.69 EC$9.98	$9.74 F CFA5,507	+163.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	$2.03 F CFA1,147	-31.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$0.63 F CFA358	-43.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$0.45 F CFA257	-87.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.11 F CFA630	-69.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$1.01 F CFA572	-21.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.61 F CFA346	-52.8%
Average			-9.7%

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pay 5.8% less for transportation

	Saint John's	Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.29 EC$17.00	$5.76 F CFA3,256	-8.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	$38,457.72 F CFA21,753,584	+62.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.53 EC$139.27	$14.85 F CFA8,398	-71.2%
Average			-5.8%

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pay 38.1% less for housing

	Saint John's	Ouagadougou
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.58 EC$209.67	$50.62 F CFA28,634	-34.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	$447.18 F CFA252,949	-57.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	$280.23 F CFA158,514	-58.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.04 EC$267.65	$97.57 F CFA55,192	-1.5%
Average			-38.1%

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pay 9.6 times more for childcare

	Saint John's	Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$134.15 F CFA75,885
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	$17,731.14 F CFA10,029,609	+858.4%
Average			+858.4%

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pay 12.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint John's	Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$1.07 F CFA607	-42.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.95 EC$10.67	$1.79 F CFA1,012	-54.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$1.79 F CFA1,012
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.67 EC$166.67	$62.61 F CFA35,413	+1.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 EC$16.75	$8.94 F CFA5,059	+44.3%
Average			-12.7%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Saint John's	Ouagadougou
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)	??	??

Saint John's vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of clothing

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