Dar es Salaam vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$1906
🏠 One person rent
$315
$329
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$548
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$91.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$441
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
44
21
😀 Quality of life
55
23
🏙️ Population
4.72M
2.45M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 4% less expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 6696th and 6572nd ($720 vs $750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Tanzania and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.6 months in Ouagadougou. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 5965th and 8867th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Ouagadougou

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Dar es Salaam Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$3.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.16
 Cappuccino
$2.12
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$49.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
7.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$171
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$4.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$13.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$2.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$8.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$7.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$4.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$5.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$3.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$3.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$37.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$86.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$15142

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$762
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$706
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$600
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$622
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$493
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$581
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$536
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$571
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$524
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$646
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$457
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$530
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$587
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1144
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$338
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$486
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$439
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$585
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$337
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$493
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1127
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$441
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1165
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$405
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$335
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$424
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$332
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1176
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$367
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$557
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$332
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$557
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$326
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$542
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$446
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$547
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$448
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$449

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