Madrid vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Madrid	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1781	$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4027	$2390
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$1736	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2294	$559
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	98	22
😀 Quality of life	90	21
🏙️ Population	3.42M	2.45M

The cost of living in Madrid is 105% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 2443rd and 6195th ($1781 vs $869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Spain and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check Spain vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 0.6 months in Ouagadougou. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 151st and 8814th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Ouagadougou

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	Madrid	Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$7.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.36	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1203	$368
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1428	$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94	$80.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	12.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6884	$210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3988	$969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.4	$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$2.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$8.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.89	$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$3.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10042	$15761

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522

Cities near Ouagadougou

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi	Koudougou	$743
92 km or 57 mi	Manga	$774
153 km or 95 mi	Leo	$753
166 km or 103 mi	Ouahigouya	$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
326 km or 203 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$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
551 km or 342 mi	Korhogo	$916
611 km or 380 mi	Atakpame	$647
620 km or 385 mi	Hohoe	$575
631 km or 392 mi	Kumasi	$433
646 km or 401 mi	Bouake	$937
650 km or 404 mi	Kpalime	$632
652 km or 405 mi	Save	$613
655 km or 407 mi	Banamba	$491
656 km or 407 mi	Bougouni	$489
657 km or 408 mi	Koulikoro	$490
662 km or 411 mi	Abengourou	$889
676 km or 420 mi	Ho	$354
685 km or 426 mi	Obuasi	$551
693 km or 430 mi	Abomey	$590
702 km or 436 mi	Bamako	$569
710 km or 441 mi	Koforidua	$588
738 km or 459 mi	Sokoto	$426
740 km or 460 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
755 km or 469 mi	Lome	$755
759 km or 471 mi	Ashaiman	$560
762 km or 474 mi	Tema	$553
765 km or 476 mi	Accra	$729
773 km or 480 mi	Agboville	$882