Abidjan vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$2390
🏠 One person rent	$439	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$559
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	34	22
😀 Quality of life	37	21
🏙️ Population	4.98M	2.45M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 18% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 5348th and 6195th ($1022 vs $869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.6 months in Ouagadougou. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 7322nd and 8814th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Ouagadougou

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	Abidjan	Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.2	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$7.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$368
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$80.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	12.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$2.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$8.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$3.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$15761

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$882
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$882
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$906
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$889
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$904
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$551
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$937
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$433
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$588
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$729
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$560
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$553
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$916
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$354
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$575
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$632
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$487
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$507
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$755
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$999
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$647
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$649
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$753
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$499
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$590
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$651
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$487
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$709
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$658
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$523
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$774
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$489

Cities near Ouagadougou

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi	Koudougou	$743
92 km or 57 mi	Manga	$774
153 km or 95 mi	Leo	$753
166 km or 103 mi	Ouahigouya	$756
210 km or 130 mi	Fada N'gourma	$772
210 km or 131 mi	Dedougou	$735
255 km or 158 mi	Dori	$771
256 km or 159 mi	Nouna	$733
326 km or 203 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
336 km or 209 mi	Tamale	$507
415 km or 258 mi	Niamey	$1019
431 km or 268 mi	Kara	$658
464 km or 288 mi	Sikasso	$499
475 km or 295 mi	Sokode	$651
503 km or 313 mi	Sotouboua	$649
513 km or 319 mi	Markala	$489
527 km or 327 mi	Segou	$490
551 km or 342 mi	Korhogo	$916
611 km or 380 mi	Atakpame	$647
620 km or 385 mi	Hohoe	$575
631 km or 392 mi	Kumasi	$433
646 km or 401 mi	Bouake	$937
650 km or 404 mi	Kpalime	$632
652 km or 405 mi	Save	$613
655 km or 407 mi	Banamba	$491
656 km or 407 mi	Bougouni	$489
657 km or 408 mi	Koulikoro	$490
662 km or 411 mi	Abengourou	$889
676 km or 420 mi	Ho	$354
685 km or 426 mi	Obuasi	$551
693 km or 430 mi	Abomey	$590
702 km or 436 mi	Bamako	$569
710 km or 441 mi	Koforidua	$588
738 km or 459 mi	Sokoto	$426
740 km or 460 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
755 km or 469 mi	Lome	$755
759 km or 471 mi	Ashaiman	$560
762 km or 474 mi	Tema	$553
765 km or 476 mi	Accra	$729
773 km or 480 mi	Agboville	$882