Addis Ababa vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$1906
🏠 One person rent
$407
$329
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$548
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$91.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$441
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
32
21
😀 Quality of life
40
23
🏙️ Population
3.04M
2.45M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 23% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 5819th and 6572nd ($923 vs $750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.6 months in Ouagadougou. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 7141st and 8867th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Ouagadougou

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Addis Ababa Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$3.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$49.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
7.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$171
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$4.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$8.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$7.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$4.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$5.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$3.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$3.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$37.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$86.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$15142

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

Cities near Ouagadougou

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