Onitsha vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Onitsha Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$354
$750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$765
$1906
🏠 One person rent
$204
$329
🏘️ Family rent
$343
$548
🍽️ Food expenses
$90
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$91.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$109
$441
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
36
21
😀 Quality of life
17
23
🏙️ Population
1.48M
2.45M

The cost of living in Onitsha is 53% less expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 9080th and 6572nd ($354 vs $750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Nigeria and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Onitsha compared to 0.6 months in Ouagadougou. Onitsha ranked 14th best city to live in Nigeria vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 9077th and 8867th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Onitsha vs Ouagadougou

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Onitsha Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.29
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$7.9
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.78
$3.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.43
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$189
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$479
$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$5.82
$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.94
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.7
$49.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.87%
7.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$553
$275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$255
$171
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.07
$4.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.19
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.19
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$2.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.28
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.6
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$8.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.11
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.56
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.73
$7.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.26
$4.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.95
$5.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.55
$3.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.42
$3.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.4
$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.88
$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$7
$37.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.61
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$27.3
$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.8
$86.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$704
$15142

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$325
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$507
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$290
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$330
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$315
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$233
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$351
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$327
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$272
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$243
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$237
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$250
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$310
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$288
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$860
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$262
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$990
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$587
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$314
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$683
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$407
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$436
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$448
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$313
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$826
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1300
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$761
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$697
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$269
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$732
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$210
518 km or 322 mi Save
$676
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$677
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$265
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$272
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1242
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$567
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$678
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$617

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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