Belem vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belem	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1572	$2390
🏠 One person rent	$405	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$421	$559
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	40	22
😀 Quality of life	41	21
🏙️ Population	1.3M	2.45M

The cost of living in Belem is 13% less expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 6655th and 6195th ($755 vs $869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Brazil and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check Brazil vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Belem compared to 0.6 months in Ouagadougou. Belem ranked 67th best city to live in Brazil vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 6876th and 8814th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Ouagadougou

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	Belem	Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$7.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$368
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$435	$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$80.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.6	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.21%	12.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$2.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$8.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.95	$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.56	$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$3.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.5	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.95	$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.6	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3002	$15761

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$638
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$621
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$583
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$615
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$615
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$614
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$590
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$624
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$603
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$610
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$565
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$642
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$621
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$629
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$611
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$621
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$639
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$665
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$603
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$602
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$600
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$593
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$572
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$591
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$590
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$546
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$639
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$569
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$537
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$557
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$589
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$570
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$697
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1643
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$543
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$564
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1645
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$695

Cities near Ouagadougou

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