Essen vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$983
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$2420
🏠 One person rent
$682
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$695
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$69.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$111
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
96
23
😀 Quality of life
95
27
🏙️ Population
587K
2.45M

The cost of living in Essen is 59% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 3860th and 5778th ($1561 vs $983) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th 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 2.2 months in Essen compared to 0.1 months in Ouagadougou. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Ouagadougou ranked 2nd in Burkina Faso, while ranked 17th and 8911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Ouagadougou

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Essen Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$7.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$7.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
12.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$2.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$2.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$19.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$1.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$3.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$4.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$67.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$27.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$18111

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

Cities near Ouagadougou

Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi Koudougou
$836
92 km or 57 mi Manga
$894
153 km or 95 mi Leo
$862
166 km or 103 mi Ouahigouya
$867
210 km or 130 mi Fada N'gourma
$893
210 km or 131 mi Dedougou
$840
255 km or 158 mi Dori
$891
256 km or 159 mi Nouna
$837
326 km or 203 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$842
336 km or 209 mi Tamale
$612
415 km or 258 mi Niamey
$1194
431 km or 268 mi Kara
$682
464 km or 288 mi Sikasso
$515
475 km or 295 mi Sokode
$675
503 km or 313 mi Sotouboua
$673
513 km or 319 mi Markala
$508
527 km or 327 mi Segou
$508
551 km or 342 mi Korhogo
$1097
611 km or 380 mi Atakpame
$673
620 km or 385 mi Hohoe
$683
631 km or 392 mi Kumasi
$562
646 km or 401 mi Bouake
$1124
650 km or 404 mi Kpalime
$678
652 km or 405 mi Save
$650
655 km or 407 mi Banamba
$507
656 km or 407 mi Bougouni
$507
657 km or 408 mi Koulikoro
$508
662 km or 411 mi Abengourou
$1075
676 km or 420 mi Ho
$454
685 km or 426 mi Obuasi
$664
693 km or 430 mi Abomey
$612
702 km or 436 mi Bamako
$583
710 km or 441 mi Koforidua
$703
738 km or 459 mi Sokoto
$425
740 km or 460 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
755 km or 469 mi Lome
$802
759 km or 471 mi Ashaiman
$654
762 km or 474 mi Tema
$607
765 km or 476 mi Accra
$861
773 km or 480 mi Agboville
$1066