Dhaka vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$2390
🏠 One person rent	$118	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$559
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	72	22
😀 Quality of life	54	21
🏙️ Population	16.8M	2.45M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 51% less expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 8899th and 6195th ($430 vs $869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bangladesh and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 0.6 months in Ouagadougou. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 5971st and 8814th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Ouagadougou

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	Dhaka	Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$7.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$368
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$80.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	12.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$2.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$8.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$3.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$15761

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

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