Brussels vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1869
$750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4554
$1906
🏠 One person rent
$1085
$329
🏘️ Family rent
$1927
$548
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$91.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3070
$441
😷 Air quality
Good
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
96
21
😀 Quality of life
89
23
🏙️ Population
189K
2.45M

The cost of living in Brussels is 149% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 2147th and 6572nd ($1869 vs $750) 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 0.6 months in Ouagadougou. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 148th and 8867th 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
$18
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.3
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$3.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$968
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$834
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1848
$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1555
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$49.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
7.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4416
$275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$171
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$4.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$2.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$8.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.73
$7.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.76
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$5.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$3.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$3.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$37.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.8
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$978
$86.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23098
$15142

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1743
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1640
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1567
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1645
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1544
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1630
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1619
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1553
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1575
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1581
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1678
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1618
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1469
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1563
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1568
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1533
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1484
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1539
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1426
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1536
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1536
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1511
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1596
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1631
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1570
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1650

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