Lome vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$759
$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1804
$2407
🏠 One person rent
$267
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$420
$687
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$398
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$72.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$147
$143
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
16
23
😀 Quality of life
28
28
🏙️ Population
2.19M
2.45M

The cost of living in Lome is 23% less expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 6976th and 5662nd ($759 vs $988) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Togo and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check Togo vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lome compared to 0.1 months in Ouagadougou. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 8853rd and 8844th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lome vs Ouagadougou

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Lome Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$7.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$7.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.21
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$213
$437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$782
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$219
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46
$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.76%
11.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$619
$745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.5
$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.8
$7.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.2
$2.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.24
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.01
$18.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.82
$8.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.49
$1.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$5.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$3.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$4.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$6.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$39
$31.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$125
$95.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3512
$17381

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Distance City Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi Ho
$500
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$665
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$830
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$727
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$596
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$583
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$697
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$657
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$768
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$762
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$927
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$946
253 km or 157 mi Save
$654
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$995
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$656
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$656
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$606
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$714
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$658
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$639
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$745
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$661
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$670
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$575
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$666
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$518
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$488
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$627
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$531
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$786
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$1049
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$1037
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1185
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$1043
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$795
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$1044
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$693
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1364
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$559

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