Harare vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2551
$1906
🏠 One person rent
$422
$329
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$548
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$91.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$440
$441
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
37
21
😀 Quality of life
47
23
🏙️ Population
2.15M
2.45M

The cost of living in Harare is 28% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 5620th and 6572nd ($957 vs $750) 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 0.5 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 6463rd and 8867th 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
$6.43
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.6
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$3.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.16
 Cappuccino
$2.9
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$938
$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.3
$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$117
$49.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.57%
7.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1378
$275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1341
$171
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.9
$4.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$13.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$2.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$8.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$7.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.88
$4.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.06
$5.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.69
$3.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$3.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$37.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.5
$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$86.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7309
$15142

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$852
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$761
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$784
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$689
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$691
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$645
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$722
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$837
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$993
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$970
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$777
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$795
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1014
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$363
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$332
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$327
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$367
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$550
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$326
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$734
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$332
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$335
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1210
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$992
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1238
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1236
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$511
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$554
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1107
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$337
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$605
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1121
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$338
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$952
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1176
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$953
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$866

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Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi Koudougou
$664
92 km or 57 mi Manga
$678
153 km or 95 mi Leo
$675
166 km or 103 mi Ouahigouya
$673
210 km or 130 mi Fada N'gourma
$674
210 km or 131 mi Dedougou
$677
255 km or 158 mi Dori
$677
256 km or 159 mi Nouna
$680
326 km or 203 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$732
336 km or 209 mi Tamale
$443
415 km or 258 mi Niamey
$1006
431 km or 268 mi Kara
$620
464 km or 288 mi Sikasso
$479
475 km or 295 mi Sokode
$617
503 km or 313 mi Sotouboua
$616
513 km or 319 mi Markala
$471
527 km or 327 mi Segou
$470
551 km or 342 mi Korhogo
$976
611 km or 380 mi Atakpame
$617
620 km or 385 mi Hohoe
$482
631 km or 392 mi Kumasi
$416
646 km or 401 mi Bouake
$923
650 km or 404 mi Kpalime
$616
652 km or 405 mi Save
$676
655 km or 407 mi Banamba
$471
656 km or 407 mi Bougouni
$472
657 km or 408 mi Koulikoro
$471
662 km or 411 mi Abengourou
$874
676 km or 420 mi Ho
$353
685 km or 426 mi Obuasi
$459
693 km or 430 mi Abomey
$677
702 km or 436 mi Bamako
$518
710 km or 441 mi Koforidua
$497
738 km or 459 mi Sokoto
$219
740 km or 460 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
755 km or 469 mi Lome
$678
759 km or 471 mi Ashaiman
$512
762 km or 474 mi Tema
$446
765 km or 476 mi Accra
$582
773 km or 480 mi Agboville
$892