Gothenburg vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gothenburg	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1864	$983
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4287	$2420
🏠 One person rent	$914	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$1596	$695
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$402
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$69.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$111
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	46	23
😀 Quality of life	92	27
🏙️ Population	675K	2.45M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 90% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 2599th and 5778th ($1864 vs $983) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Sweden and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check Sweden vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.1 months in Ouagadougou. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Ouagadougou ranked 2nd in Burkina Faso, while ranked 83rd and 8911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Ouagadougou

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	Gothenburg	Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$7.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.1	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$7.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.79	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.4	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	12.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6682	$237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4044	$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.11	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$2.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.78	$2.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$19.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.53	$1.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$3.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$4.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$67.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.6	$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$27.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4729	$18111

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1738
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1612
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1491
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1412
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1633
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1864
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1549
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1594
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1890
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1562
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2042
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1986
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2364
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2158
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2273
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1412
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1667
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1965
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1562
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2079
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1957
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2429
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1959
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1481

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