Nairobi vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Nairobi | Ouagadougou | |
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| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Nairobi is 9% less expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 6689th and 6363rd ($745 vs $820) 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 0.5 months in Nairobi compared to 0.7 months in Ouagadougou. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 5632nd and 8805th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 265 km or 165 mi | Kisumu | |
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| 394 km or 245 mi | Mbale | |
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| 441 km or 274 mi | Mombasa | |
| 444 km or 276 mi | Jinja | |
| 456 km or 284 mi | Mwanza | |
| 491 km or 305 mi | Tanga | |
| 501 km or 311 mi | Kira Town | |
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| 751 km or 467 mi |  Byumba | |
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| 769 km or 478 mi | Ruyigi | |
| 778 km or 483 mi | Kasese | |
| 794 km or 494 mi | Nyanza | |
| 796 km or 495 mi |  Bunia | |
| 798 km or 496 mi | Ruhengeri | |
| 798 km or 496 mi | Ngozi | |
| 799 km or 496 mi | Butare | |
| 801 km or 498 mi | Gitega | |
| 811 km or 504 mi | Rutana | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 91 km or 57 mi |  Koudougou | |
| 92 km or 57 mi | Manga | |
| 153 km or 95 mi | Leo | |
| 166 km or 103 mi | Ouahigouya | |
| 210 km or 130 mi | Fada N'gourma | |
| 210 km or 131 mi | Dedougou | |
| 255 km or 158 mi | Dori | |
| 256 km or 159 mi | Nouna | |
| 326 km or 203 mi | Bobo-Dioulasso | |
| 336 km or 209 mi |  Tamale | |
| 415 km or 258 mi |  Niamey | |
| 431 km or 268 mi |  Kara | |
| 464 km or 288 mi |  Sikasso | |
| 475 km or 295 mi | Sokode | |
| 503 km or 313 mi | Sotouboua | |
| 513 km or 319 mi | Markala | |
| 527 km or 327 mi | Segou | |
| 551 km or 342 mi |  Korhogo | |
| 611 km or 380 mi | Atakpame | |
| 620 km or 385 mi | Hohoe | |
| 631 km or 392 mi | Kumasi | |
| 646 km or 401 mi | Bouake | |
| 650 km or 404 mi | Kpalime | |
| 652 km or 405 mi |  Save | |
| 655 km or 407 mi | Banamba | |
| 656 km or 407 mi | Bougouni | |
| 657 km or 408 mi | Koulikoro | |
| 662 km or 411 mi | Abengourou | |
| 676 km or 420 mi | Ho | |
| 685 km or 426 mi | Obuasi | |
| 693 km or 430 mi | Abomey | |
| 702 km or 436 mi | Bamako | |
| 710 km or 441 mi | Koforidua | |
| 738 km or 459 mi |  Sokoto | |
| 740 km or 460 mi | Yamoussoukro | |
| 755 km or 469 mi | Lome | |
| 759 km or 471 mi | Ashaiman | |
| 762 km or 474 mi | Tema | |
| 765 km or 476 mi | Accra | |
| 773 km or 480 mi | Agboville |