Medina vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2228
$1906
🏠 One person rent
$391
$329
🏘️ Family rent
$692
$548
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.5
$91.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1519
$441
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
20
21
😀 Quality of life
52
23
🏙️ Population
1.18M
2.45M

The cost of living in Medina is 19% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 6017th and 6572nd ($892 vs $750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th 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 Medina compared to 0.6 months in Ouagadougou. Medina ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 6150th and 8867th 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
$6.99
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.93
$3.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1101
$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$356
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.7
$49.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3%
7.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1695
$275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$171
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54
$4.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$8.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.66
$7.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.29
$4.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$5.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$3.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$3.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79
$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$37.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$86.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9496
$15142

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Distance City Cost of living
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$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964

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Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi Koudougou
$664
92 km or 57 mi Manga
$678
153 km or 95 mi Leo
$675
166 km or 103 mi Ouahigouya
$673
210 km or 130 mi Fada N'gourma
$674
210 km or 131 mi Dedougou
$677
255 km or 158 mi Dori
$677
256 km or 159 mi Nouna
$680
326 km or 203 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$732
336 km or 209 mi Tamale
$443
415 km or 258 mi Niamey
$1006
431 km or 268 mi Kara
$620
464 km or 288 mi Sikasso
$479
475 km or 295 mi Sokode
$617
503 km or 313 mi Sotouboua
$616
513 km or 319 mi Markala
$471
527 km or 327 mi Segou
$470
551 km or 342 mi Korhogo
$976
611 km or 380 mi Atakpame
$617
620 km or 385 mi Hohoe
$482
631 km or 392 mi Kumasi
$416
646 km or 401 mi Bouake
$923
650 km or 404 mi Kpalime
$616
652 km or 405 mi Save
$676
655 km or 407 mi Banamba
$471
656 km or 407 mi Bougouni
$472
657 km or 408 mi Koulikoro
$471
662 km or 411 mi Abengourou
$874
676 km or 420 mi Ho
$353
685 km or 426 mi Obuasi
$459
693 km or 430 mi Abomey
$677
702 km or 436 mi Bamako
$518
710 km or 441 mi Koforidua
$497
738 km or 459 mi Sokoto
$219
740 km or 460 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
755 km or 469 mi Lome
$678
759 km or 471 mi Ashaiman
$512
762 km or 474 mi Tema
$446
765 km or 476 mi Accra
$582
773 km or 480 mi Agboville
$892