Nairobi vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$646
$750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1766
$1906
🏠 One person rent
$239
$329
🏘️ Family rent
$565
$548
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$91.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$441
😷 Air quality
Good
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
67
21
😀 Quality of life
59
23
🏙️ Population
5.55M
2.45M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 14% less expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 7242nd and 6572nd ($646 vs $750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.6 months in Nairobi compared to 0.6 months in Ouagadougou. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 5517th and 8867th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Ouagadougou

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Nairobi Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.87
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$3.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.16
 Cappuccino
$2.08
$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
$301
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$147
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$49.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
7.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1086
$275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$641
$171
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.3
$4.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$13.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$2.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$8.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$7.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$4.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$5.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$3.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$3.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.7
$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.43
$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$37.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.48
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.2
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.9
$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$86.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6839
$15142

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$530
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$524
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$486
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$571
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$536
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$405
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$441
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$424
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$557
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$557
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$493
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$542
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$493
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$622
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$600
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$654
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$547
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$581
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$706
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$762
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$600
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$556
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$449
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$599
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$677
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$446
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$543
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$539
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$748
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$575
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$448
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$458
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$445
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$448
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$553
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$566
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$747

Cities near Ouagadougou

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