Manaus vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manaus	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$764	$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1815	$2390
🏠 One person rent	$355	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$600	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$94	$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$458	$559
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	23	22
😀 Quality of life	53	21
🏙️ Population	2.06M	2.45M

The cost of living in Manaus is 12% less expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 6606th and 6195th ($764 vs $869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Brazil and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check Brazil vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Manaus compared to 0.6 months in Ouagadougou. Manaus ranked 23rd best city to live in Brazil vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 6060th and 8814th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manaus vs Ouagadougou

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	Manaus	Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.07	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.4	$7.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$368
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$618	$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$432	$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72	$80.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.79%	12.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1380	$210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$828	$969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.98	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$2.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$8.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.48	$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.79	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$3.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.12	$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.4	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.9	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$199	$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4516	$15761

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Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$677
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$679
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$682
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$676
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$694
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$695
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$697
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$579
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$639
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$560
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$606
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$575
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$611
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$575
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$576
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1031
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$565
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$610
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$590
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$577
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$671
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$580
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1062
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$881
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$603
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$583
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1645
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$629
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1643
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$789
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$757
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$755
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$638

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