Dresden vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$1906
🏠 One person rent
$696
$329
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$548
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$91.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$441
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
65
21
😀 Quality of life
88
23
🏙️ Population
555K
2.45M

The cost of living in Dresden is 88% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 3786th and 6572nd ($1406 vs $750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th and 1st in Germany and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check Germany vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 0.6 months in Ouagadougou. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 190th and 8867th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Ouagadougou

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Dresden Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$3.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$49.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
7.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$171
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$4.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$2.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$8.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$7.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$4.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$5.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$3.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$3.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$37.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$86.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$15142

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1347
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1303

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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