Addis Ababa vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$2067
🏠 One person rent
$604
$381
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$662
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$592
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
32
21
😀 Quality of life
40
22
🏙️ Population
5.23M
2.45M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 34% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 4928th and 6363rd ($1103 vs $820) 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 0.7 months in Ouagadougou. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 6957th and 8805th 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
$6.55
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$7.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$641
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
12.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$5.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$3.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$3.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$26.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$62.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$15640

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

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