Brussels vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$2067
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$381
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$662
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$592
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	96	21
😀 Quality of life	89	22
🏙️ Population	196K	2.45M

The cost of living in Brussels is 139% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 1988th and 6363rd ($1958 vs $820) 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 0.7 months in Ouagadougou. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 173rd and 8805th 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	$20.8	$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$7.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$1.18
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$641
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	12.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$5.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$3.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$3.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$26.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$62.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$15640

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1799
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1701
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1636
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1708
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1619
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1696
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1661
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1693
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1660
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1779
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1761
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1592
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1595
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1630
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1616
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1555
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1593
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1611
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1514
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1598
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1616
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1545
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1667
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1709
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1560
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1762

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