Beirut vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$2067
🏠 One person rent
$555
$381
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$662
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$592
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
75
21
😀 Quality of life
61
22
🏙️ Population
2.42M
2.45M

The cost of living in Beirut is 42% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 4691st and 6363rd ($1165 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lebanon and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 0.7 months in Ouagadougou. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 4996th and 8805th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Ouagadougou

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Beirut Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$7.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$641
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
12.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$5.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$3.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$3.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$26.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$62.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$15640

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Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838

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