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China

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Burkina Faso

Ouagadougou vs. Shanghai Cost of Living Summary

Ouagadougou is 14.1% cheaper than Shanghai.

Restaurants: pay 64.7% more in Ouagadougou
Groceries: pay 67.3% more in Ouagadougou
Transportation: pay 40.1% more in Ouagadougou
Housing: pay 43.4% less in Ouagadougou
Childcare: pay 92.8% less in Ouagadougou
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.8% less in Ouagadougou
Clothing: pay 1.3% less in Ouagadougou

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

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Ouagadougou vs. Shanghai Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ouagadougou instead of Shanghai, you would:

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pay 64.7% more for restaurants

	Shanghai	Ouagadougou
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.47 CN¥29.94	$7.25 F CFA4,236	+62.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.22 CN¥34.93	$7.25 F CFA4,236	+39.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 CN¥4.01	$1.08 F CFA631	+80.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 CN¥2.47	$1.08 F CFA631	+192.3%
Average			+64.7%

Shanghai vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of restaurants

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pay 67.3% more for groceries

	Shanghai	Ouagadougou
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 CN¥13.22	$1.11 F CFA648	-43.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.60 CN¥57.52	$8.54 F CFA4,983	-0.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.88 CN¥46.02	$7.59 F CFA4,433	+10.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 CN¥11.36	$2.56 F CFA1,495	+50.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.48 CN¥9.89	$9.29 F CFA5,425	+528.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 CN¥6.65	$2.13 F CFA1,243	+114.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.16	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 CN¥6.05	$1.55 F CFA904	+71.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.15	$1.74 F CFA1,017	+126.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 CN¥2.40	$0.71 F CFA414	+98.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 CN¥2.90	$0.77 F CFA452	+78.7%
Average			+67.3%

Shanghai vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.1% more for transportation

	Shanghai	Ouagadougou
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.96 CN¥33.21	$5.49 F CFA3,207	+10.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.83 CN¥199.59	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,374.76 CN¥130K	$36,701.04 F CFA21M	+89.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.67 CN¥37.92	$7.34 F CFA4,285	+29.5%
Average			+40.1%

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pay 43.4% less for housing

	Shanghai	Ouagadougou
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.55 CN¥70.59	$54.06 F CFA31,559	+412.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,036.96 CN¥6,938.07	$341.40 F CFA199K	-67.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$588.71 CN¥3,938.93	$230.45 F CFA135K	-60.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.06 CN¥294.77	$136.41 F CFA79,640	+209.6%
Average			-43.4%

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pay 92.8% less for childcare

	Shanghai	Ouagadougou
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,413.50 CN¥9,457.42	$34.14 F CFA19,932	-97.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,686.22 CN¥185K	$5,974.59 F CFA3M	-78.4%
Average			-92.8%

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pay 25.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Shanghai	Ouagadougou
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 CN¥7.98	$1.19 F CFA698	+0.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 CN¥22.41	$1.99 F CFA1,163	-40.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.73 CN¥24.95	$1.32 F CFA772	-64.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.69 CN¥439.52	$59.75 F CFA34,881	-9.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.95 CN¥59.88	$6.83 F CFA3,986	-23.7%
Average			-25.8%

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pay 1.3% less for clothing

	Shanghai	Ouagadougou
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.37 CN¥363.79	$34.14 F CFA19,932	-37.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.09 CN¥248.19	$51.21 F CFA29,898	+38.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.49 CN¥505.08	$85.35 F CFA49,830	+13.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.70 CN¥707.25	$102.42 F CFA59,796	-3.1%
Average			-1.3%

Shanghai vs. Ouagadougou - Cost of clothing

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