Meru vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$541
$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1478
$2390
🏠 One person rent
$181
$360
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$803
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.9
$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$559
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
29
22
😀 Quality of life
27
21
🏙️ Population
42.7K
2.45M

The cost of living in Meru is 38% less expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 8317th and 6195th ($541 vs $869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Kenya and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check Kenya vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Meru compared to 0.6 months in Ouagadougou. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 8421st and 8814th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Ouagadougou

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Meru Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.38
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$7.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$368
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$263
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.2
$80.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.9
$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.83%
12.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1127
$210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1251
$969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$2.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$8.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$3.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.3
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.2
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.5
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.52
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.8
$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$189
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8023
$15761

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$589
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$760
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$408
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$500
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$483
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$522
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$490
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$561
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$602
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$638
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$605
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$498
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$562
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$580
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$646
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$698
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$558
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$545
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$625
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$594
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$523
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$552
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$502
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$706
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$486
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$886
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$585
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$801
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$654
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$573
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$613
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$771
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$650
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$711
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$492
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$648
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$785
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$518

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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
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$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