Harare vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Harare	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2579	$2067
🏠 One person rent	$427	$381
🏘️ Family rent	$819	$662
🍽️ Food expenses	$336	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$381	$592
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	37	21
😀 Quality of life	43	22
🏙️ Population	2.15M	2.45M

The cost of living in Harare is 23% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 5611th and 6363rd ($1012 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Zimbabwe and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Harare compared to 0.7 months in Ouagadougou. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 6695th and 8805th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Ouagadougou

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	Harare	Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.03	$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.5	$7.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.18
☕ Cappuccino	$3.09	$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$900	$641
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$576	$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.3	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$124	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.99%	12.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1328	$225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1332	$905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.5	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$5.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.61	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$3.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.24	$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.67	$3.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.9	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.2	$26.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.9	$62.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$249	$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8755	$15640

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Cities near Harare

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Chitungwiza	$890
66 km or 41 mi	Marondera	$810
105 km or 65 mi	Chinhoyi	$830
133 km or 83 mi	Kadoma	$729
165 km or 103 mi	Kwekwe	$731
213 km or 132 mi	Mutare	$662
223 km or 138 mi	Gweru	$761
251 km or 156 mi	Masvingo	$871
291 km or 181 mi	Chimoio	$953
328 km or 204 mi	Tete	$834
369 km or 229 mi	Bulawayo	$756
399 km or 248 mi	Lusaka	$685
447 km or 278 mi	Choma	$725
458 km or 284 mi	Beira	$1000
478 km or 297 mi	Blantyre	$591
498 km or 309 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$894
510 km or 317 mi	Ntcheu	$515
514 km or 319 mi	Mulanje	$500
518 km or 322 mi	Lilongwe	$582
525 km or 326 mi	Francistown	$585
531 km or 330 mi	Zomba	$498
549 km or 341 mi	Livingstone	$670
584 km or 363 mi	Mangochi	$516
588 km or 365 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
599 km or 372 mi	Ndola	$1139
618 km or 384 mi	Quelimane	$670
635 km or 394 mi	Kitwe	$1116
659 km or 409 mi	Mufulira	$1090
665 km or 413 mi	Palapye	$554
679 km or 422 mi	Serowe	$600
680 km or 422 mi	Chingola	$1028
714 km or 444 mi	Mzimba	$574
734 km or 456 mi	Mahalapye	$663
775 km or 482 mi	Mansa	$1017
778 km or 484 mi	Mzuzu	$534
786 km or 489 mi	Lubumbashi	$1007
847 km or 526 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
847 km or 526 mi	Kasama	$1079
892 km or 554 mi	Likasi	$939
898 km or 558 mi	Middelburg	$841

Cities near Ouagadougou

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi	Koudougou	$744
92 km or 57 mi	Manga	$761
153 km or 95 mi	Leo	$751
166 km or 103 mi	Ouahigouya	$753
210 km or 130 mi	Fada N'gourma	$760
210 km or 131 mi	Dedougou	$742
255 km or 158 mi	Dori	$757
256 km or 159 mi	Nouna	$745
326 km or 203 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
336 km or 209 mi	Tamale	$492
415 km or 258 mi	Niamey	$1073
431 km or 268 mi	Kara	$656
464 km or 288 mi	Sikasso	$503
475 km or 295 mi	Sokode	$652
503 km or 313 mi	Sotouboua	$652
513 km or 319 mi	Markala	$496
527 km or 327 mi	Segou	$498
551 km or 342 mi	Korhogo	$1047
611 km or 380 mi	Atakpame	$655
620 km or 385 mi	Hohoe	$570
631 km or 392 mi	Kumasi	$412
646 km or 401 mi	Bouake	$1071
650 km or 404 mi	Kpalime	$656
652 km or 405 mi	Save	$644
655 km or 407 mi	Banamba	$495
656 km or 407 mi	Bougouni	$496
657 km or 408 mi	Koulikoro	$497
662 km or 411 mi	Abengourou	$1015
676 km or 420 mi	Ho	$345
685 km or 426 mi	Obuasi	$546
693 km or 430 mi	Abomey	$617
702 km or 436 mi	Bamako	$574
710 km or 441 mi	Koforidua	$585
738 km or 459 mi	Sokoto	$453
740 km or 460 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
755 km or 469 mi	Lome	$711
759 km or 471 mi	Ashaiman	$546
762 km or 474 mi	Tema	$368
765 km or 476 mi	Accra	$747
773 km or 480 mi	Agboville	$1012