Hempstead vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hempstead	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2664	$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6130	$2390
🏠 One person rent	$1711	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$2905	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4990	$559
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	97	22
😀 Quality of life	79	21
🏙️ Population	793K	2.45M

The cost of living in Hempstead is 207% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 556th and 6195th ($2664 vs $869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 509th and 1st in the United States and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check the United States vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Hempstead compared to 0.6 months in Ouagadougou. Hempstead ranked 181st best city to live in the United States vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 636th and 8814th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hempstead vs Ouagadougou

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	Hempstead	Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$7.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$6.05	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$368
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1489	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2884	$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2577	$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$80.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.2	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	12.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7917	$210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5542	$969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$2.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$8.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.42	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$3.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$111	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$161	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.9	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.9	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1388	$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27808	$15761

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Cities near Hempstead

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Uniondale	$2610
4.9 km or 3 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Freeport	$2588
6.5 km or 4 mi	North Hempstead	$2635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Merrick	$2593
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Levittown	$2556
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oyster Bay	$2644
13 km or 8 mi	Massapequa	$2586
14 km or 8.6 mi	Long Beach	$2732
18 km or 11 mi	Glen Cove	$2737
21 km or 13 mi	Lindenhurst	$2221
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington	$2974
24 km or 15 mi	Babylon	$2123
27 km or 17 mi	New Rochelle	$3111
27 km or 17 mi	Astoria	$2534
27 km or 17 mi	New York City	$4441
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
31 km or 20 mi	East Northport	$3639
32 km or 20 mi	Eastchester	$2821
34 km or 21 mi	Yonkers	$3004
34 km or 21 mi	Port Chester	$2753
34 km or 21 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
34 km or 21 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
34 km or 21 mi	West New York	$2703
35 km or 22 mi	Harrison	$2725
35 km or 22 mi	Hoboken	$3271
35 km or 22 mi	North Bergen	$2701
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2886
36 km or 22 mi	Islip	$2477
36 km or 22 mi	Greenwich	$3494
38 km or 23 mi	Jersey	$3040
38 km or 24 mi	Smithtown	$2338
39 km or 24 mi	Secaucus	$2756
40 km or 25 mi	White Plains	$2913
40 km or 25 mi	Teaneck	$2715
40 km or 25 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
41 km or 25 mi	Greenburgh	$2804
42 km or 26 mi	Hackensack	$2664
42 km or 26 mi	Bayonne	$3302

Cities near Ouagadougou

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