Mecca vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mecca	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$979	$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2659	$2390
🏠 One person rent	$371	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$905	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$293	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1646	$559
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	68 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	42	22
😀 Quality of life	54	21
🏙️ Population	2.43M	2.45M

The cost of living in Mecca is 13% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 5632nd and 6195th ($979 vs $869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Mecca compared to 0.6 months in Ouagadougou. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 5982nd and 8814th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Ouagadougou

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	Mecca	Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.96	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.2	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.05	$7.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$260	$368
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$783	$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$80.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.1	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.62%	12.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1496	$210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1212	$969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$2.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.22	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$8.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.88	$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.6	$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.21	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.45	$3.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$103	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.18	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4682	$15761

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Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1146
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$905
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1215
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$829
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$902
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$910
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$861
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$937
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$961
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$488
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$482
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$486
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$969
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$520
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$846
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$487
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1131
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$1006
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$329
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1637
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$546
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$481
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1078
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$335
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$662
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$482
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$342
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$362
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$486
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$336
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$496
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$781
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$381
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$507

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