New York City vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	New York City	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4044	$750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8222	$1906
🏠 One person rent	$2662	$329
🏘️ Family rent	$3953	$548
🍽️ Food expenses	$794	$254
🚐 Transport expenses	$392	$91.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6298	$441
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	100	21
😀 Quality of life	96	23
🏙️ Population	8.8M	2.45M

The cost of living in New York City is 439% more expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 6th and 6572nd ($4044 vs $750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in the United States and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check the United States vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in New York City compared to 0.6 months in Ouagadougou. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 8th and 8867th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Ouagadougou

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	New York City	Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.2	$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$3.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.64	$1.16
☕ Cappuccino	$5.71	$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3504	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2240	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3748	$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3719	$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$49.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	7.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16943	$275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12588	$171
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.96	$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$135	$4.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$2.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.11	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$8.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$7.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.7	$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$4.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$5.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$3.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.37	$3.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$115	$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$37.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1647	$86.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17859	$15142

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2691
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2638
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2494
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2520
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$1956
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2622
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2400
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2464
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2612
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2433
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2351
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2653
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2422
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2638
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2695
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2615
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2660
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2627
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2614
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2698
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2534
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2404
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2465
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2447
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3028

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