[QUOTE=Cons68;1592341]You can have very cheap local stuff (both FMCG and girls). It will certainly be cheap, and you are welcome to indulge in it, I personally will pass.
Or you can have a semblance of civilisation with things like water you can drink (I. E. Bottled water, imported bottled water), soap, food that will not kill you.
That is expensive, the poorer the country the more expensive both in relative, but also in absolute terms. Why? Because it is harder to arrange things like distribution, storage,. Plus anyone doing business here is not going to be happy making a 1-3% profit on the goods as your typical Carrefour. If you are doing business in a shithole like this you will expect a certain return for your risk, commensurate with the risk, like 150%. And given that few people can afford this stuff to start with, and if you add to this the monopoly situation, well. Life turns expensive quickly, lets make this profit a 350%. This is the macro side of things: Constrained supply, limited demand, high-risk, illiquid market.
Now is the micro aspect. You are a bloody tourist. Tourists always pay a dummy premium. Now the girls also want the nice (imported stuff) that means getting money somehow. Your white dick and no matter if your skin is black, a EU / USA passport magically turns your dick white, is the shortest path to those goods. That is the only reason the girls will fuck you, because of the money. You are a walking jackpot, and a jackpot needs to be worthy.
Finally I will share with you an amazing anatomical discovery: as soon as you land in Africa your body gets rearranged: Your dick is now connected to your wallet; The harder the girls suck it the faster the money drains from your wallet. It is true, scientifically proven.
Oh BTW yes you can need coca cola to survive. With salt. And add a banana after that to recover potassium.[/QUOTE]Very true!