Brussels vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brussels	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$983
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4988	$2420
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$695
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$402
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$69.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$111
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	96	23
😀 Quality of life	92	27
🏙️ Population	196K	2.45M

The cost of living in Brussels is 110% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 1872nd and 5778th ($2065 vs $983) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belgium and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check Belgium vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 0.1 months in Ouagadougou. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Ouagadougou ranked 2nd in Burkina Faso, while ranked 99th and 8911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Ouagadougou

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	Brussels	Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.7	$7.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$7.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1092	$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.9	$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	12.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5177	$237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$2.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$2.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$19.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$1.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.52	$3.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$4.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$67.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$27.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1225	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19894	$18111

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1894
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1886
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1854
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1910
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1838
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1877
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1851
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1834
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1785
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1864
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1809
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1890
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1920
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1706
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1702
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1796
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1772
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1692
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1815
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1734
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1763
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1766
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1734
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1887
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1849
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1742
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1857

Cities near Ouagadougou

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi	Koudougou	$836
92 km or 57 mi	Manga	$894
153 km or 95 mi	Leo	$862
166 km or 103 mi	Ouahigouya	$867
210 km or 130 mi	Fada N'gourma	$893
210 km or 131 mi	Dedougou	$840
255 km or 158 mi	Dori	$891
256 km or 159 mi	Nouna	$837
326 km or 203 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$842
336 km or 209 mi	Tamale	$612
415 km or 258 mi	Niamey	$1194
431 km or 268 mi	Kara	$682
464 km or 288 mi	Sikasso	$515
475 km or 295 mi	Sokode	$675
503 km or 313 mi	Sotouboua	$673
513 km or 319 mi	Markala	$508
527 km or 327 mi	Segou	$508
551 km or 342 mi	Korhogo	$1097
611 km or 380 mi	Atakpame	$673
620 km or 385 mi	Hohoe	$683
631 km or 392 mi	Kumasi	$562
646 km or 401 mi	Bouake	$1124
650 km or 404 mi	Kpalime	$678
652 km or 405 mi	Save	$650
655 km or 407 mi	Banamba	$507
656 km or 407 mi	Bougouni	$507
657 km or 408 mi	Koulikoro	$508
662 km or 411 mi	Abengourou	$1075
676 km or 420 mi	Ho	$454
685 km or 426 mi	Obuasi	$664
693 km or 430 mi	Abomey	$612
702 km or 436 mi	Bamako	$583
710 km or 441 mi	Koforidua	$703
738 km or 459 mi	Sokoto	$425
740 km or 460 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
755 km or 469 mi	Lome	$802
759 km or 471 mi	Ashaiman	$654
762 km or 474 mi	Tema	$607
765 km or 476 mi	Accra	$861
773 km or 480 mi	Agboville	$1066