Lagos vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1113
$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3096
$2390
🏠 One person rent
$598
$360
🏘️ Family rent
$1649
$803
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$162
$559
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
47
22
😀 Quality of life
40
21
🏙️ Population
15.1M
2.45M

The cost of living in Lagos is 28% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 4761st and 6195th ($1113 vs $869) 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 0.1 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 6935th and 8814th 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
$2.72
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.3
$7.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$368
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2294
$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1391
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$80.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.8
$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.28%
12.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1797
$210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1310
$969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$2.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$8.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.56
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.82
$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.15
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.46
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.5
$3.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.43
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.2
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2289
$15761

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$613
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$634
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$755
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$558
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$651
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$535
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$647
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$881
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$632
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$354
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$575
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$649
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$972
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$651
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$553
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$560
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$805
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$588
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$729
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1611
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$658
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$679
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$462
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$883
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$621
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$743
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$1502
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$433
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$551
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$384
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Distance City Cost of living
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$743
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$774
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$753
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$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
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$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
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$916
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$647
620 km or 385 mi Hohoe
$575
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$433
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$937
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$632
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$613
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$491
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$489
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$490
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$889
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$354
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$551
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$590
702 km or 436 mi Bamako
$569
710 km or 441 mi Koforidua
$588
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$426
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$887
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$755
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$560
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$553
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$729
773 km or 480 mi Agboville
$882