Asmara vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1293
$2067
🏠 One person rent
$228
$381
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$662
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$592
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
8
21
😀 Quality of life
27
22
🏙️ Population
963K
2.45M

The cost of living in Asmara is 36% less expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 8485th and 6363rd ($524 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Asmara compared to 0.7 months in Ouagadougou. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 8376th and 8805th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Ouagadougou

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Asmara Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$7.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.18
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$150
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$641
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.4
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.69%
12.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$850
$905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$5.81
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$3.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.44
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$3.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.5
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.76
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$26.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.5
$62.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.1
$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2898
$15640

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Mendefera
$490
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$492
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$491
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$686
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$988
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$946
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$935
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$799
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$814
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$489
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$915
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1096
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$895
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$488
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$550
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$491
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1094
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$491
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$554
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$553
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$934
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$584
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$895
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$868
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$940
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$889
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1123
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$902
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$667
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$851
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$509
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$626
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$527
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$671

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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