Lagos vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$448
$750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1226
$1906
🏠 One person rent
$245
$329
🏘️ Family rent
$654
$548
🍽️ Food expenses
$114
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.4
$91.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$74.4
$441
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
46
21
😀 Quality of life
38
23
🏙️ Population
15.1M
2.45M

The cost of living in Lagos is 40% less expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 8781st and 6572nd ($448 vs $750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Nigeria and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lagos compared to 0.6 months in Ouagadougou. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 7384th and 8867th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Ouagadougou

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Lagos Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.28
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.8
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.23
$3.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.32
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$1.05
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$548
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.36
$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.3
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.2
$49.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.4%
7.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$564
$275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$159
$171
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$4.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.58
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.33
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$2.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.84
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$8.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.11
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.24
$7.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.86
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$4.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$5.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$3.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$3.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.19
$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.92
$37.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$31.3
$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.6
$86.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$718
$15142

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$826
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$697
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$732
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$262
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$407
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$250
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$677
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$310
203 km or 126 mi Save
$676
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$243
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$678
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$315
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$272
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$314
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$617
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$351
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$616
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$353
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$482
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$616
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$354
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$617
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$446
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$512
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$325
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$497
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$582
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$507
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$620
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$327
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$290
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$330
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$233
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$313
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$288
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$416
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$459
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$237
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$443

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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
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$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