Athens vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Athens	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3344	$2067
🏠 One person rent	$675	$381
🏘️ Family rent	$1210	$662
🍽️ Food expenses	$470	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1105	$592
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	90	21
😀 Quality of life	78	22
🏙️ Population	643K	2.45M

The cost of living in Athens is 67% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 4177th and 6363rd ($1366 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Greece and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check Greece vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 0.7 months in Ouagadougou. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 658th and 8805th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Ouagadougou

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	Athens	Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$7.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.73	$1.18
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$641
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$928	$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	12.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3450	$225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$5.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.96	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$3.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.35	$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$3.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.75	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.77	$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.2	$26.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$62.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$500	$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11136	$15640

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Cities near Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1257
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1258
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1228
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1346
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1262
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1278
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1143
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1146
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1399
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1528
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1459
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1399
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1045
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1106
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$1054
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$1148
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$1005
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$1060
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$896
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$1956
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$1133
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1080
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1123
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$956
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1198
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1019
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1062
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1769
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1036
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$899
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$989
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1257
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1120
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1223
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$892
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$1036
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$1094
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$743
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1050
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1186

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