Manama vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1267
$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3247
$2067
🏠 One person rent
$655
$381
🏘️ Family rent
$1366
$662
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$134
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2207
$592
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
44
21
😀 Quality of life
72
22
🏙️ Population
298K
2.45M

The cost of living in Manama is 54% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 4400th and 6363rd ($1267 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bahrain and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Manama compared to 0.7 months in Ouagadougou. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 1915th and 8805th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Ouagadougou

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Manama Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.61
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.11
$7.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.93
$1.18
 Cappuccino
$5.22
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1650
$641
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1097
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.41%
12.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2471
$225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1550
$905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$47.3
$5.81
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$3.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.4
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.37
$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$3.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.42
$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.2
$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.83
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$26.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$62.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10026
$15640

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1226
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1218
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$870
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$989
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$878
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1719
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1810
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$548
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$541
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$561
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$537
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$558
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1586
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$556
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1457
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$713
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2309
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$507
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1503
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$716
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2084
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$489
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$557
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$552
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$705
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$879
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1050
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1232
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$588
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520

Cities near Ouagadougou

Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi Koudougou
$744
92 km or 57 mi Manga
$761
153 km or 95 mi Leo
$751
166 km or 103 mi Ouahigouya
$753
210 km or 130 mi Fada N'gourma
$760
210 km or 131 mi Dedougou
$742
255 km or 158 mi Dori
$757
256 km or 159 mi Nouna
$745
326 km or 203 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$766
336 km or 209 mi Tamale
$492
415 km or 258 mi Niamey
$1073
431 km or 268 mi Kara
$656
464 km or 288 mi Sikasso
$503
475 km or 295 mi Sokode
$652
503 km or 313 mi Sotouboua
$652
513 km or 319 mi Markala
$496
527 km or 327 mi Segou
$498
551 km or 342 mi Korhogo
$1047
611 km or 380 mi Atakpame
$655
620 km or 385 mi Hohoe
$570
631 km or 392 mi Kumasi
$412
646 km or 401 mi Bouake
$1071
650 km or 404 mi Kpalime
$656
652 km or 405 mi Save
$644
655 km or 407 mi Banamba
$495
656 km or 407 mi Bougouni
$496
657 km or 408 mi Koulikoro
$497
662 km or 411 mi Abengourou
$1015
676 km or 420 mi Ho
$345
685 km or 426 mi Obuasi
$546
693 km or 430 mi Abomey
$617
702 km or 436 mi Bamako
$574
710 km or 441 mi Koforidua
$585
738 km or 459 mi Sokoto
$453
740 km or 460 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
755 km or 469 mi Lome
$711
759 km or 471 mi Ashaiman
$546
762 km or 474 mi Tema
$368
765 km or 476 mi Accra
$747
773 km or 480 mi Agboville
$1012