Nizhny Novgorod vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nizhny Novgorod	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2140	$2354
🏠 One person rent	$430	$415
🏘️ Family rent	$758	$664
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.5	$66.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$721	$126
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	46	21
😀 Quality of life	60	23
🏙️ Population	1.2M	2.45M

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 8% less expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 6322nd and 5884th ($882 vs $961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st in Russia and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check Russia vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 0.1 months in Ouagadougou. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th best city to live in Russia vs Ouagadougou ranked 3rd in Burkina Faso, while ranked 5937th and 9002nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nizhny Novgorod vs Ouagadougou

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.79	$7.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$320	$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$760
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$375
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.8	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.16	$56.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.87%	12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2854	$230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1848	$991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.5	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.2	$5.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$2.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$2.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$18.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.31	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.62	$8.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.68	$1.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.36	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$4.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.9	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.15	$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.3	$27.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$63.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$327	$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3800	$17372

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Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$697
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$615
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$772
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$650
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$693
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$765
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$719
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$672
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$868
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$692
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$863
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$537
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$641
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$678
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$898
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$831
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$917
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$800
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1438
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$544
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$914
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$876
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$915
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$536
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$672
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$692
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$686
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$837
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$543
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$671
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$681
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$727
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$570
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$755
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$796
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$658
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$709
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$783
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$758

Cities near Ouagadougou

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi	Koudougou	$820
92 km or 57 mi	Manga	$877
153 km or 95 mi	Leo	$846
166 km or 103 mi	Ouahigouya	$851
210 km or 130 mi	Fada N'gourma	$875
210 km or 131 mi	Dedougou	$822
255 km or 158 mi	Dori	$874
256 km or 159 mi	Nouna	$821
326 km or 203 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
336 km or 209 mi	Tamale	$576
415 km or 258 mi	Niamey	$1172
431 km or 268 mi	Kara	$712
464 km or 288 mi	Sikasso	$514
475 km or 295 mi	Sokode	$705
503 km or 313 mi	Sotouboua	$703
513 km or 319 mi	Markala	$508
527 km or 327 mi	Segou	$506
551 km or 342 mi	Korhogo	$1099
611 km or 380 mi	Atakpame	$699
620 km or 385 mi	Hohoe	$652
631 km or 392 mi	Kumasi	$532
646 km or 401 mi	Bouake	$1123
650 km or 404 mi	Kpalime	$684
652 km or 405 mi	Save	$646
655 km or 407 mi	Banamba	$506
656 km or 407 mi	Bougouni	$508
657 km or 408 mi	Koulikoro	$506
662 km or 411 mi	Abengourou	$1066
676 km or 420 mi	Ho	$417
685 km or 426 mi	Obuasi	$631
693 km or 430 mi	Abomey	$598
702 km or 436 mi	Bamako	$583
710 km or 441 mi	Koforidua	$668
738 km or 459 mi	Sokoto	$466
740 km or 460 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
755 km or 469 mi	Lome	$835
759 km or 471 mi	Ashaiman	$630
762 km or 474 mi	Tema	$600
765 km or 476 mi	Accra	$822
773 km or 480 mi	Agboville	$1057