Beirut vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$1906
🏠 One person rent
$623
$329
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$548
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$91.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$441
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
75
21
😀 Quality of life
62
23
🏙️ Population
2.42M
2.45M

The cost of living in Beirut is 59% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 4447th and 6572nd ($1195 vs $750) 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 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 0.6 months in Ouagadougou. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 5118th and 8867th 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
$7.98
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$3.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$49.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
7.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$171
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$4.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$2.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$8.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$7.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$4.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$5.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$3.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$3.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$37.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$86.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$15142

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Ouagadougou

Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi Koudougou
$664
92 km or 57 mi Manga
$678
153 km or 95 mi Leo
$675
166 km or 103 mi Ouahigouya
$673
210 km or 130 mi Fada N'gourma
$674
210 km or 131 mi Dedougou
$677
255 km or 158 mi Dori
$677
256 km or 159 mi Nouna
$680
326 km or 203 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$732
336 km or 209 mi Tamale
$443
415 km or 258 mi Niamey
$1006
431 km or 268 mi Kara
$620
464 km or 288 mi Sikasso
$479
475 km or 295 mi Sokode
$617
503 km or 313 mi Sotouboua
$616
513 km or 319 mi Markala
$471
527 km or 327 mi Segou
$470
551 km or 342 mi Korhogo
$976
611 km or 380 mi Atakpame
$617
620 km or 385 mi Hohoe
$482
631 km or 392 mi Kumasi
$416
646 km or 401 mi Bouake
$923
650 km or 404 mi Kpalime
$616
652 km or 405 mi Save
$676
655 km or 407 mi Banamba
$471
656 km or 407 mi Bougouni
$472
657 km or 408 mi Koulikoro
$471
662 km or 411 mi Abengourou
$874
676 km or 420 mi Ho
$353
685 km or 426 mi Obuasi
$459
693 km or 430 mi Abomey
$677
702 km or 436 mi Bamako
$518
710 km or 441 mi Koforidua
$497
738 km or 459 mi Sokoto
$219
740 km or 460 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
755 km or 469 mi Lome
$678
759 km or 471 mi Ashaiman
$512
762 km or 474 mi Tema
$446
765 km or 476 mi Accra
$582
773 km or 480 mi Agboville
$892