Jerusalem vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jerusalem	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2663	$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6195	$2407
🏠 One person rent	$1533	$429
🏘️ Family rent	$2486	$687
🍽️ Food expenses	$764	$398
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$72.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4127	$143
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	77	23
😀 Quality of life	86	28
🏙️ Population	936K	2.45M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 170% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 638th and 5662nd ($2663 vs $988) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Israel and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check Israel vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.1 months in Ouagadougou. Jerusalem ranked 1st best city to live in Israel vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 407th and 8844th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Ouagadougou

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	Jerusalem	Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.9	$7.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$20.6	$7.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.62	$1.24
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.78	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1756	$437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3183	$782
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$281	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.2	$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	11.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18641	$275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9368	$745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.59	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.3	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$7.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.78	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.52	$2.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.98	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$18.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.3	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$2.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$8.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$1.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.64	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$3.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.6	$4.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$6.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$125	$31.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$160	$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1277	$95.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30598	$17381

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1205
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$977
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2336
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1149
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1994
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2465
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2201
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2466
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2354
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$1070
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2283
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2305
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2873
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2379
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$538
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2347
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1933
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$2060
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1845

Cities near Ouagadougou

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi	Koudougou	$830
92 km or 57 mi	Manga	$896
153 km or 95 mi	Leo	$863
166 km or 103 mi	Ouahigouya	$868
210 km or 130 mi	Fada N'gourma	$891
210 km or 131 mi	Dedougou	$836
255 km or 158 mi	Dori	$889
256 km or 159 mi	Nouna	$835
326 km or 203 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$846
336 km or 209 mi	Tamale	$666
415 km or 258 mi	Niamey	$1162
431 km or 268 mi	Kara	$661
464 km or 288 mi	Sikasso	$501
475 km or 295 mi	Sokode	$656
503 km or 313 mi	Sotouboua	$656
513 km or 319 mi	Markala	$495
527 km or 327 mi	Segou	$495
551 km or 342 mi	Korhogo	$1076
611 km or 380 mi	Atakpame	$657
620 km or 385 mi	Hohoe	$727
631 km or 392 mi	Kumasi	$606
646 km or 401 mi	Bouake	$1100
650 km or 404 mi	Kpalime	$665
652 km or 405 mi	Save	$654
655 km or 407 mi	Banamba	$494
656 km or 407 mi	Bougouni	$494
657 km or 408 mi	Koulikoro	$493
662 km or 411 mi	Abengourou	$1049
676 km or 420 mi	Ho	$500
685 km or 426 mi	Obuasi	$714
693 km or 430 mi	Abomey	$596
702 km or 436 mi	Bamako	$561
710 km or 441 mi	Koforidua	$762
738 km or 459 mi	Sokoto	$372
740 km or 460 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1044
755 km or 469 mi	Lome	$759
759 km or 471 mi	Ashaiman	$697
762 km or 474 mi	Tema	$583
765 km or 476 mi	Accra	$927
773 km or 480 mi	Agboville	$1043