Brussels vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2030
$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4894
$2407
🏠 One person rent
$1166
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$1999
$687
🍽️ Food expenses
$628
$398
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$72.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3313
$143
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
96
23
😀 Quality of life
91
28
🏙️ Population
196K
2.45M

The cost of living in Brussels is 105% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 1939th and 5662nd ($2030 vs $988) 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 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.1 months in Ouagadougou. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 121st and 8844th 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
$21.2
$7.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$7.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$1.24
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.4
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2002
$782
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1605
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.2
$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
11.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5037
$275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4002
$745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$7.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$2.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.7
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$18.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$2.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.5
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$8.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$1.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$3.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$4.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$6.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$31.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1423
$95.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19621
$17381

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1874
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1843
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1833
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1888
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1793
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1848
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1819
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1813
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1769
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1845
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1799
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1881
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1895
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1769
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1703
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1743
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1686
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1688
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1799
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1746
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1753
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1742
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1939
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1829
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1727
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1834

Cities near Ouagadougou

Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi Koudougou
$830
92 km or 57 mi Manga
$896
153 km or 95 mi Leo
$863
166 km or 103 mi Ouahigouya
$868
210 km or 130 mi Fada N'gourma
$891
210 km or 131 mi Dedougou
$836
255 km or 158 mi Dori
$889
256 km or 159 mi Nouna
$835
326 km or 203 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$846
336 km or 209 mi Tamale
$666
415 km or 258 mi Niamey
$1162
431 km or 268 mi Kara
$661
464 km or 288 mi Sikasso
$501
475 km or 295 mi Sokode
$656
503 km or 313 mi Sotouboua
$656
513 km or 319 mi Markala
$495
527 km or 327 mi Segou
$495
551 km or 342 mi Korhogo
$1076
611 km or 380 mi Atakpame
$657
620 km or 385 mi Hohoe
$727
631 km or 392 mi Kumasi
$606
646 km or 401 mi Bouake
$1100
650 km or 404 mi Kpalime
$665
652 km or 405 mi Save
$654
655 km or 407 mi Banamba
$494
656 km or 407 mi Bougouni
$494
657 km or 408 mi Koulikoro
$493
662 km or 411 mi Abengourou
$1049
676 km or 420 mi Ho
$500
685 km or 426 mi Obuasi
$714
693 km or 430 mi Abomey
$596
702 km or 436 mi Bamako
$561
710 km or 441 mi Koforidua
$762
738 km or 459 mi Sokoto
$372
740 km or 460 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
755 km or 469 mi Lome
$759
759 km or 471 mi Ashaiman
$697
762 km or 474 mi Tema
$583
765 km or 476 mi Accra
$927
773 km or 480 mi Agboville
$1043