Bern vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$2067
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$381
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$662
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$592
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
80
21
😀 Quality of life
95
22
🏙️ Population
135K
2.45M

The cost of living in Bern is 206% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 743rd and 6363rd ($2512 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 1st in Switzerland and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 0.7 months in Ouagadougou. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 33rd and 8805th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Ouagadougou

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Bern Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$7.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$641
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
12.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$5.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$3.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$3.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$26.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$62.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$15640

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2592
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2646
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2517
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2738
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2424
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2746
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2823
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2373
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2989
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2940
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3068
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3020
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2207
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2843
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2741
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3257
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1399
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3415
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1551
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1538
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1531
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2890
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2052
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2871
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3627
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3320
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3206
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3135
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3048
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1384
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3139
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3163
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1559
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3392
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3145
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3129
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3013
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3057
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3011

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