Nairobi vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$807
$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$2407
🏠 One person rent
$305
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$518
$687
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$398
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$72.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$143
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
67
23
😀 Quality of life
59
28
🏙️ Population
5.55M
2.45M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 18% less expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 6736th and 5662nd ($807 vs $988) 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 0.3 months in Nairobi compared to 0.1 months in Ouagadougou. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 6034th and 8844th 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
$5.36
$7.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$7.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$782
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$371
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.4
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.79%
11.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$7.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$2.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$18.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$1.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$5.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$3.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$4.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$6.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$31.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$95.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10471
$17381

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40 km or 25 mi Thika
$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795

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Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi Koudougou
$830
92 km or 57 mi Manga
$896
153 km or 95 mi Leo
$863
166 km or 103 mi Ouahigouya
$868
210 km or 130 mi Fada N'gourma
$891
210 km or 131 mi Dedougou
$836
255 km or 158 mi Dori
$889
256 km or 159 mi Nouna
$835
326 km or 203 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$846
336 km or 209 mi Tamale
$666
415 km or 258 mi Niamey
$1162
431 km or 268 mi Kara
$661
464 km or 288 mi Sikasso
$501
475 km or 295 mi Sokode
$656
503 km or 313 mi Sotouboua
$656
513 km or 319 mi Markala
$495
527 km or 327 mi Segou
$495
551 km or 342 mi Korhogo
$1076
611 km or 380 mi Atakpame
$657
620 km or 385 mi Hohoe
$727
631 km or 392 mi Kumasi
$606
646 km or 401 mi Bouake
$1100
650 km or 404 mi Kpalime
$665
652 km or 405 mi Save
$654
655 km or 407 mi Banamba
$494
656 km or 407 mi Bougouni
$494
657 km or 408 mi Koulikoro
$493
662 km or 411 mi Abengourou
$1049
676 km or 420 mi Ho
$500
685 km or 426 mi Obuasi
$714
693 km or 430 mi Abomey
$596
702 km or 436 mi Bamako
$561
710 km or 441 mi Koforidua
$762
738 km or 459 mi Sokoto
$372
740 km or 460 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
755 km or 469 mi Lome
$759
759 km or 471 mi Ashaiman
$697
762 km or 474 mi Tema
$583
765 km or 476 mi Accra
$927
773 km or 480 mi Agboville
$1043