Kigali vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$677
$750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1633
$1906
🏠 One person rent
$323
$329
🏘️ Family rent
$549
$548
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$91.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$265
$441
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
28
21
😀 Quality of life
47
23
🏙️ Population
1.16M
2.45M

The cost of living in Kigali is 10% less expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 6978th and 6572nd ($677 vs $750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Rwanda and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check Rwanda vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Kigali compared to 0.6 months in Ouagadougou. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 6517th and 8867th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kigali vs Ouagadougou

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Kigali Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.32
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.2
$3.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$2.06
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$408
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.8
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$49.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.79%
7.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13256
$275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$800
$171
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.2
$4.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$2.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$8.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$7.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$4.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.02
$5.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$3.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$3.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.14
$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$37.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.92
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.3
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.2
$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$204
$86.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6579
$15142

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Byumba
$599
56 km or 35 mi Nyanza
$539
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$575
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$458
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$566
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$572
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$449
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$448
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$554
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$453
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$739
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$445
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$446
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$493
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$776
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$448
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$543
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$449
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$745
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$747
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$493
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$547
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$654
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$600
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$748
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$542
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$746
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$740
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$557
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$424
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$441
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$553
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$557
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$556
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$808
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$860
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$405
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$439
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$476
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$571

Cities near Ouagadougou

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