Harare vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$992
$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2589
$2390
🏠 One person rent
$411
$360
🏘️ Family rent
$862
$803
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$559
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
37
22
😀 Quality of life
45
21
🏙️ Population
2.15M
2.45M

The cost of living in Harare is 14% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 5540th and 6195th ($992 vs $869) 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 0.6 months in Ouagadougou. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 6578th and 8814th 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
$10
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$7.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.07
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$368
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$919
$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$638
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.5
$80.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.7
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$113
$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.13%
12.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1327
$210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$547
$969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.58
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$2.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$8.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.02
$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.7
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$3.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.1
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.98
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.13
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$35.2
$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6241
$15761

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18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$873
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$794
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$646
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$723
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$730
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$752
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$597
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$854
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$947
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$825
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$766
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$738
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$700
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1003
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$507
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$492
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$461
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$587
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$624
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$457
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$688
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$493
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$518
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$541
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$675
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$917
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1018
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$540
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$583
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$875
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$566
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$631
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$776
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$525
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$1003
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$748
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$961
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$795

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Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi Koudougou
$743
92 km or 57 mi Manga
$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
611 km or 380 mi Atakpame
$647
620 km or 385 mi Hohoe
$575
631 km or 392 mi Kumasi
$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
738 km or 459 mi Sokoto
$426
740 km or 460 mi Yamoussoukro
$887
755 km or 469 mi Lome
$755
759 km or 471 mi Ashaiman
$560
762 km or 474 mi Tema
$553
765 km or 476 mi Accra
$729
773 km or 480 mi Agboville
$882