Cairo vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cairo	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$417	$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1080	$2390
🏠 One person rent	$154	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$315	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$166	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$165	$559
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	83	22
😀 Quality of life	58	21
🏙️ Population	9.61M	2.45M

The cost of living in Cairo is 52% less expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 8923rd and 6195th ($417 vs $869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Egypt and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check Egypt vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.6 months in Ouagadougou. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 5545th and 8814th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Ouagadougou

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	Cairo	Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$7.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$368
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$80.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.49%	12.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$690	$210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.68	$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.17	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$2.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$8.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$3.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.97	$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.86	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$37	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.2	$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1985	$15761

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$318
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$335
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$300
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$307
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$288
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$325
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$319
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$301
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$295
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$272
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$268
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$298
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$276
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$316
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$339
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$290
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$640
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1684
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1742
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1732
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$381
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1577
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1471
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1686
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$809
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1837
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1716
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$336
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1884
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$360
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$813
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1811

Cities near Ouagadougou

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi	Koudougou	$743
92 km or 57 mi	Manga	$774
153 km or 95 mi	Leo	$753
166 km or 103 mi	Ouahigouya	$756
210 km or 130 mi	Fada N'gourma	$772
210 km or 131 mi	Dedougou	$735
255 km or 158 mi	Dori	$771
256 km or 159 mi	Nouna	$733
326 km or 203 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
336 km or 209 mi	Tamale	$507
415 km or 258 mi	Niamey	$1019
431 km or 268 mi	Kara	$658
464 km or 288 mi	Sikasso	$499
475 km or 295 mi	Sokode	$651
503 km or 313 mi	Sotouboua	$649
513 km or 319 mi	Markala	$489
527 km or 327 mi	Segou	$490
551 km or 342 mi	Korhogo	$916
611 km or 380 mi	Atakpame	$647
620 km or 385 mi	Hohoe	$575
631 km or 392 mi	Kumasi	$433
646 km or 401 mi	Bouake	$937
650 km or 404 mi	Kpalime	$632
652 km or 405 mi	Save	$613
655 km or 407 mi	Banamba	$491
656 km or 407 mi	Bougouni	$489
657 km or 408 mi	Koulikoro	$490
662 km or 411 mi	Abengourou	$889
676 km or 420 mi	Ho	$354
685 km or 426 mi	Obuasi	$551
693 km or 430 mi	Abomey	$590
702 km or 436 mi	Bamako	$569
710 km or 441 mi	Koforidua	$588
738 km or 459 mi	Sokoto	$426
740 km or 460 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
755 km or 469 mi	Lome	$755
759 km or 471 mi	Ashaiman	$560
762 km or 474 mi	Tema	$553
765 km or 476 mi	Accra	$729
773 km or 480 mi	Agboville	$882