Meru vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$486
$750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1333
$1906
🏠 One person rent
$177
$329
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$548
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.4
$91.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$441
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
30
21
😀 Quality of life
29
23
🏙️ Population
42.7K
2.45M

The cost of living in Meru is 35% less expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 8601st and 6572nd ($486 vs $750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 8527th and 8867th 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
$4.16
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$3.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.9
$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.9
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$49.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.12%
7.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$864
$171
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$4.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$2.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$8.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$7.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$4.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$5.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$3.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$3.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$37.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.28
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.6
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49
$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$86.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6789
$15142

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$530
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$646
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$524
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$439
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539

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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