Dhaka vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$1906
🏠 One person rent	$106	$329
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$548
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$254
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$91.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$441
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	72	21
😀 Quality of life	57	23
🏙️ Population	16.8M	2.45M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 39% less expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 8745th and 6572nd ($456 vs $750) 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 0.7 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 5727th and 8867th 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	$2.5	$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$3.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$1.16
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$49.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	7.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$171
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$4.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$2.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$8.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$7.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$4.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$5.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$3.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$3.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$37.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$86.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$15142

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$446
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$303
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$387
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$324
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$290
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$342
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$310
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$315
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$312
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$304
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$362
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$338
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$311
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$347
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$339
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$356
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$341
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$348
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$319
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$343
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$520
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$349
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$355
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$346
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$342
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$346
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$354
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$399
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$325
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$360
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$357
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$323

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