Asmara vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1283
$2390
🏠 One person rent
$224
$360
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$803
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.9
$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$389
$559
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
8
22
😀 Quality of life
27
21
🏙️ Population
963K
2.45M

The cost of living in Asmara is 40% less expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 8486th and 6195th ($520 vs $869) 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 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 0.6 months in Ouagadougou. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 8455th and 8814th 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
$3.04
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$7.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$368
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$80.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.33%
12.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$2.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$8.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$3.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.8
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2756
$15761

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51 km or 32 mi Mendefera
$487
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$486
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$488
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$662
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$1006
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$897
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$943
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$752
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$838
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$482
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$910
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1003
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$902
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$482
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$546
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$481
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$507
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$496
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1131
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$486
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$542
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$540
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$937
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$571
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$836
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$905
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$877
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$979
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$888
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1146
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$908
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1180
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$756
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$860
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$503
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$718
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$518
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$764

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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