Abuja vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$1906
🏠 One person rent
$165
$329
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$548
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$91.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$441
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
37
21
😀 Quality of life
21
23
🏙️ Population
1.57M
2.45M

The cost of living in Abuja is 62% less expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 9247th and 6572nd ($288 vs $750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Nigeria and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Abuja compared to 0.6 months in Ouagadougou. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 8926th and 8867th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Ouagadougou

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Abuja Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.42
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$3.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$0.74
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$49.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
7.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$171
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$4.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$2.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$8.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$7.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$4.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$5.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$3.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$3.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$37.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$86.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$15142

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$313
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$210
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$269
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$265
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$290
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$272
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$272
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$325
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$243
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$314
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$354
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$210
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$310
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$249
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$250
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$315
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$330
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$507
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$407
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$262
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$233
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$351
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$233
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$436
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$237
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$327
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$978
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$826
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$219
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$761
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$448
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$860
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$976
562 km or 349 mi Save
$676
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$241
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$587
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$683
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$990
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1300

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Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi Koudougou
$664
92 km or 57 mi Manga
$678
153 km or 95 mi Leo
$675
166 km or 103 mi Ouahigouya
$673
210 km or 130 mi Fada N'gourma
$674
210 km or 131 mi Dedougou
$677
255 km or 158 mi Dori
$677
256 km or 159 mi Nouna
$680
326 km or 203 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$732
336 km or 209 mi Tamale
$443
415 km or 258 mi Niamey
$1006
431 km or 268 mi Kara
$620
464 km or 288 mi Sikasso
$479
475 km or 295 mi Sokode
$617
503 km or 313 mi Sotouboua
$616
513 km or 319 mi Markala
$471
527 km or 327 mi Segou
$470
551 km or 342 mi Korhogo
$976
611 km or 380 mi Atakpame
$617
620 km or 385 mi Hohoe
$482
631 km or 392 mi Kumasi
$416
646 km or 401 mi Bouake
$923
650 km or 404 mi Kpalime
$616
652 km or 405 mi Save
$676
655 km or 407 mi Banamba
$471
656 km or 407 mi Bougouni
$472
657 km or 408 mi Koulikoro
$471
662 km or 411 mi Abengourou
$874
676 km or 420 mi Ho
$353
685 km or 426 mi Obuasi
$459
693 km or 430 mi Abomey
$677
702 km or 436 mi Bamako
$518
710 km or 441 mi Koforidua
$497
738 km or 459 mi Sokoto
$219
740 km or 460 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
755 km or 469 mi Lome
$678
759 km or 471 mi Ashaiman
$512
762 km or 474 mi Tema
$446
765 km or 476 mi Accra
$582
773 km or 480 mi Agboville
$892