Dresden vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1402
$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3491
$2390
🏠 One person rent
$684
$360
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$803
🍽️ Food expenses
$460
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2953
$559
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
65
22
😀 Quality of life
88
21
🏙️ Population
566K
2.45M

The cost of living in Dresden is 61% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 3862nd and 6195th ($1402 vs $869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 512th 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 33rd best city to live in Germany vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 217th and 8814th 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
$12.9
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.5
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$7.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.58
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$656
$368
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1357
$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$929
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$80.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$248
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
12.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3685
$969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.14
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$2.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$8.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.07
$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.29
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$3.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.5
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13167
$15761

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$1325
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$1202
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$1309
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$1048
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$1278
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$880
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$971
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$1420
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$1314
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$1351
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1373
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$942
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1187
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1092
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1081
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1033
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$1222
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$1310
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$1307
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1353
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1350
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1352
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1147
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1362
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1241
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1281
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1011
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1030
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1452
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$1516
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1118
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$1216
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$950
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$1092
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$979
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Distance City Cost of living
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$743
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$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
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$647
620 km or 385 mi Hohoe
$575
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$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
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$426
740 km or 460 mi Yamoussoukro
$887
755 km or 469 mi Lome
$755
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$560
762 km or 474 mi Tema
$553
765 km or 476 mi Accra
$729
773 km or 480 mi Agboville
$882