Al Ain vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$2390
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$559
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	38	22
😀 Quality of life	75	21
🏙️ Population	767K	2.45M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 112% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 2271st and 6195th ($1844 vs $869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Al Ain compared to 0.6 months in Ouagadougou. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 1000th and 8814th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Ouagadougou

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	Al Ain	Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$7.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$368
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$80.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	12.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$2.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$8.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$3.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$15761

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1239
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1494
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2240
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$780
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$967
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1090
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1779
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1709
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$585
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$547
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$518
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1280
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$548
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1243
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$514
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$605
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$515
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$1068
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1056
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$897
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$589
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$901
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$464
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$563
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$551
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$546
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$557
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$829
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$809
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$529
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$573

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