Abidjan vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Abidjan	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1164	$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3101	$2067
🏠 One person rent	$551	$381
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$662
🍽️ Food expenses	$332	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$201	$592
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	34	21
😀 Quality of life	37	22
🏙️ Population	4.98M	2.45M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 42% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 4695th and 6363rd ($1164 vs $820) 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 0.7 months in Ouagadougou. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 7254th and 8805th 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	$3.43	$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.6	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$7.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.18
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$789	$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$282	$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1773	$641
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.57%	12.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2228	$225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1321	$905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.3	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$5.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.2	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.39	$3.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.57	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.23	$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.39	$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$3.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.9	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.54	$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.1	$26.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.2	$62.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3084	$15640

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1011
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1012
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1034
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1015
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$546
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1071
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$412
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$585
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$747
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$546
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$368
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1047
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$345
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$570
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$656
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$494
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$494
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$492
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$711
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$971
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$655
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$652
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$751
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$503
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$617
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$652
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$494
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$755
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$656
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$528
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$983
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$761
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$496

Cities near Ouagadougou

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi	Koudougou	$744
92 km or 57 mi	Manga	$761
153 km or 95 mi	Leo	$751
166 km or 103 mi	Ouahigouya	$753
210 km or 130 mi	Fada N'gourma	$760
210 km or 131 mi	Dedougou	$742
255 km or 158 mi	Dori	$757
256 km or 159 mi	Nouna	$745
326 km or 203 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
336 km or 209 mi	Tamale	$492
415 km or 258 mi	Niamey	$1073
431 km or 268 mi	Kara	$656
464 km or 288 mi	Sikasso	$503
475 km or 295 mi	Sokode	$652
503 km or 313 mi	Sotouboua	$652
513 km or 319 mi	Markala	$496
527 km or 327 mi	Segou	$498
551 km or 342 mi	Korhogo	$1047
611 km or 380 mi	Atakpame	$655
620 km or 385 mi	Hohoe	$570
631 km or 392 mi	Kumasi	$412
646 km or 401 mi	Bouake	$1071
650 km or 404 mi	Kpalime	$656
652 km or 405 mi	Save	$644
655 km or 407 mi	Banamba	$495
656 km or 407 mi	Bougouni	$496
657 km or 408 mi	Koulikoro	$497
662 km or 411 mi	Abengourou	$1015
676 km or 420 mi	Ho	$345
685 km or 426 mi	Obuasi	$546
693 km or 430 mi	Abomey	$617
702 km or 436 mi	Bamako	$574
710 km or 441 mi	Koforidua	$585
738 km or 459 mi	Sokoto	$453
740 km or 460 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
755 km or 469 mi	Lome	$711
759 km or 471 mi	Ashaiman	$546
762 km or 474 mi	Tema	$368
765 km or 476 mi	Accra	$747
773 km or 480 mi	Agboville	$1012