London vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	London	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3851	$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8597	$2354
🏠 One person rent	$2689	$415
🏘️ Family rent	$4575	$664
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$66.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4336	$126
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	100	21
😀 Quality of life	99	23
🏙️ Population	8.8M	2.45M

The cost of living in London is 301% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 8th and 5884th ($3851 vs $961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the United Kingdom and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in London compared to 0.1 months in Ouagadougou. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Ouagadougou ranked 3rd in Burkina Faso, while ranked 5th and 9002nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Ouagadougou

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	London	Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$7.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.11	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3237	$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2291	$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4710	$760
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4163	$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$56.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21687	$230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11040	$991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$5.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$2.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$2.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$18.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$8.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$1.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$4.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.9	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$27.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$63.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2511	$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27583	$17372

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165

Cities near Ouagadougou

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi	Koudougou	$820
92 km or 57 mi	Manga	$877
153 km or 95 mi	Leo	$846
166 km or 103 mi	Ouahigouya	$851
210 km or 130 mi	Fada N'gourma	$875
210 km or 131 mi	Dedougou	$822
255 km or 158 mi	Dori	$874
256 km or 159 mi	Nouna	$821
326 km or 203 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
336 km or 209 mi	Tamale	$576
415 km or 258 mi	Niamey	$1172
431 km or 268 mi	Kara	$712
464 km or 288 mi	Sikasso	$514
475 km or 295 mi	Sokode	$705
503 km or 313 mi	Sotouboua	$703
513 km or 319 mi	Markala	$508
527 km or 327 mi	Segou	$506
551 km or 342 mi	Korhogo	$1099
611 km or 380 mi	Atakpame	$699
620 km or 385 mi	Hohoe	$652
631 km or 392 mi	Kumasi	$532
646 km or 401 mi	Bouake	$1123
650 km or 404 mi	Kpalime	$684
652 km or 405 mi	Save	$646
655 km or 407 mi	Banamba	$506
656 km or 407 mi	Bougouni	$508
657 km or 408 mi	Koulikoro	$506
662 km or 411 mi	Abengourou	$1066
676 km or 420 mi	Ho	$417
685 km or 426 mi	Obuasi	$631
693 km or 430 mi	Abomey	$598
702 km or 436 mi	Bamako	$583
710 km or 441 mi	Koforidua	$668
738 km or 459 mi	Sokoto	$466
740 km or 460 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
755 km or 469 mi	Lome	$835
759 km or 471 mi	Ashaiman	$630
762 km or 474 mi	Tema	$600
765 km or 476 mi	Accra	$822
773 km or 480 mi	Agboville	$1057