Bucharest vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$1906
🏠 One person rent
$449
$329
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$548
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$91.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$441
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
76
21
😀 Quality of life
77
23
🏙️ Population
1.72M
2.45M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 28% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 5593rd and 6572nd ($961 vs $750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Romania and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check Romania vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 0.6 months in Ouagadougou. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 703rd and 8867th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Ouagadougou

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Bucharest Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$3.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$49.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
7.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$171
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$4.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$2.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$8.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$7.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$4.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$5.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$3.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$3.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$37.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$86.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$15142

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$846
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$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

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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