Chisinau vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chisinau Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$967
$983
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2283
$2420
🏠 One person rent
$539
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$921
$695
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.4
$69.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$111
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
52
23
😀 Quality of life
62
27
🏙️ Population
567K
2.45M

The cost of living in Chisinau is 2% less expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 5911th and 5778th ($967 vs $983) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Moldova and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check Moldova vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Chisinau compared to 0.1 months in Ouagadougou. Chisinau ranked 1st best city to live in Moldova vs Ouagadougou ranked 2nd in Burkina Faso, while ranked 5736th and 8911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chisinau vs Ouagadougou

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Chisinau Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.07
$7.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.5
$7.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$538
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$963
$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.86
$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.67%
12.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2719
$237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1818
$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$2.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$2.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$19.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.64
$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$1.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$3.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$4.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.9
$67.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.99
$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.13
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$27.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7425
$18111

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$796
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$826
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$686
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$561
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$807
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1049
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$871
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1042
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$806
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$841
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$864
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$792
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$704
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$635
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$773
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$869
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$950
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$740
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$910
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$916
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$873
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$534
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$584
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$831
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$574
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$414
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1150
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$777
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1062
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1132
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$926
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$795
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$737
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$758
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$999

Cities near Ouagadougou

Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi Koudougou
$836
92 km or 57 mi Manga
$894
153 km or 95 mi Leo
$862
166 km or 103 mi Ouahigouya
$867
210 km or 130 mi Fada N'gourma
$893
210 km or 131 mi Dedougou
$840
255 km or 158 mi Dori
$891
256 km or 159 mi Nouna
$837
326 km or 203 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$842
336 km or 209 mi Tamale
$612
415 km or 258 mi Niamey
$1194
431 km or 268 mi Kara
$682
464 km or 288 mi Sikasso
$515
475 km or 295 mi Sokode
$675
503 km or 313 mi Sotouboua
$673
513 km or 319 mi Markala
$508
527 km or 327 mi Segou
$508
551 km or 342 mi Korhogo
$1097
611 km or 380 mi Atakpame
$673
620 km or 385 mi Hohoe
$683
631 km or 392 mi Kumasi
$562
646 km or 401 mi Bouake
$1124
650 km or 404 mi Kpalime
$678
652 km or 405 mi Save
$650
655 km or 407 mi Banamba
$507
656 km or 407 mi Bougouni
$507
657 km or 408 mi Koulikoro
$508
662 km or 411 mi Abengourou
$1075
676 km or 420 mi Ho
$454
685 km or 426 mi Obuasi
$664
693 km or 430 mi Abomey
$612
702 km or 436 mi Bamako
$583
710 km or 441 mi Koforidua
$703
738 km or 459 mi Sokoto
$425
740 km or 460 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
755 km or 469 mi Lome
$802
759 km or 471 mi Ashaiman
$654
762 km or 474 mi Tema
$607
765 km or 476 mi Accra
$861
773 km or 480 mi Agboville
$1066