Gothenburg vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gothenburg	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1879	$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4293	$2407
🏠 One person rent	$949	$429
🏘️ Family rent	$1652	$687
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$398
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$72.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3784	$143
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	46	23
😀 Quality of life	92	28
🏙️ Population	675K	2.45M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 90% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 2470th and 5662nd ($1879 vs $988) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.1 months in Ouagadougou. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 91st and 8844th 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	$7.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$7.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.93	$1.24
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$950	$437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$821	$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1735	$782
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36	$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.33%	11.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6539	$275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3629	$745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.93	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$7.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$2.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$18.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$2.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$8.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.4	$1.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$5.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.21	$3.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.93	$4.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.2	$6.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.6	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.1	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.1	$31.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$95.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4650	$17381

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1723
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1544
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1441
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1358
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1574
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1424
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1578
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1490
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1483
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1503
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1877
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1429
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1479
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1855
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1478
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2401
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2053
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1535
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$2029
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2157
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2220
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2135
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2195
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2071
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1423
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1723
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1980
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1481
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2084
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$2002
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1993
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2334
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1984
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1423

Cities near Ouagadougou

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi	Koudougou	$830
92 km or 57 mi	Manga	$896
153 km or 95 mi	Leo	$863
166 km or 103 mi	Ouahigouya	$868
210 km or 130 mi	Fada N'gourma	$891
210 km or 131 mi	Dedougou	$836
255 km or 158 mi	Dori	$889
256 km or 159 mi	Nouna	$835
326 km or 203 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$846
336 km or 209 mi	Tamale	$666
415 km or 258 mi	Niamey	$1162
431 km or 268 mi	Kara	$661
464 km or 288 mi	Sikasso	$501
475 km or 295 mi	Sokode	$656
503 km or 313 mi	Sotouboua	$656
513 km or 319 mi	Markala	$495
527 km or 327 mi	Segou	$495
551 km or 342 mi	Korhogo	$1076
611 km or 380 mi	Atakpame	$657
620 km or 385 mi	Hohoe	$727
631 km or 392 mi	Kumasi	$606
646 km or 401 mi	Bouake	$1100
650 km or 404 mi	Kpalime	$665
652 km or 405 mi	Save	$654
655 km or 407 mi	Banamba	$494
656 km or 407 mi	Bougouni	$494
657 km or 408 mi	Koulikoro	$493
662 km or 411 mi	Abengourou	$1049
676 km or 420 mi	Ho	$500
685 km or 426 mi	Obuasi	$714
693 km or 430 mi	Abomey	$596
702 km or 436 mi	Bamako	$561
710 km or 441 mi	Koforidua	$762
738 km or 459 mi	Sokoto	$372
740 km or 460 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1044
755 km or 469 mi	Lome	$759
759 km or 471 mi	Ashaiman	$697
762 km or 474 mi	Tema	$583
765 km or 476 mi	Accra	$927
773 km or 480 mi	Agboville	$1043