Houston vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$2390
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$559
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	100	22
😀 Quality of life	91	21
🏙️ Population	2.3M	2.45M

The cost of living in Houston is 161% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 1229th and 6195th ($2265 vs $869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th 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 Houston compared to 0.6 months in Ouagadougou. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 97th and 8814th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Ouagadougou

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	Houston	Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$368
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$80.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	12.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$2.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$8.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$3.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$15761

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

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