Medina vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2115
$2067
🏠 One person rent
$353
$381
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$662
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.5
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1630
$592
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
20
21
😀 Quality of life
67
22
🏙️ Population
1.41M
2.45M

The cost of living in Medina is 4% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 6257th and 6363rd ($853 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 1.9 months in Medina compared to 0.7 months in Ouagadougou. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 3833rd and 8805th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Ouagadougou

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Medina Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.99
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.4
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.99
$7.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$641
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.5
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
12.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1056
$905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.11
$5.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$3.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.74
$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$3.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.6
$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$26.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$62.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$183
$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7706
$15640

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Distance City Cost of living
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$837
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934

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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