Ouagadougou vs Porto-Novo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ouagadougou Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$869
$670
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2390
$1674
🏠 One person rent
$360
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$803
$534
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.6
$54
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$559
$101
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
22
23
😀 Quality of life
21
16
🏙️ Population
2.45M
264K

The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 30% more expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 6195th and 7061st ($869 vs $670) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Burkina Faso and Benin, respectively. Check Burkina Faso vs Benin comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Ouagadougou compared to 0.2 months in Porto-Novo. Ouagadougou ranked 1st best city to live in Burkina Faso vs Porto-Novo ranked 2nd in Benin, while ranked 8814th and 9002nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ouagadougou vs Porto-Novo

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Ouagadougou Porto-Novo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.1
$6.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$368
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$953
$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.2
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.44%
4.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$210
$1503
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$969
$911
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.3
$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$4.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$9.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.44
$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.66
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.52
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.7
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.33
$6.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$22.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.6
$47.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15761
$5849

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$743
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$774
153 km or 95 mi Leo
$753
166 km or 103 mi Ouahigouya
$756
210 km or 130 mi Fada N'gourma
$772
210 km or 131 mi Dedougou
$735
255 km or 158 mi Dori
$771
256 km or 159 mi Nouna
$733
326 km or 203 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$757
336 km or 209 mi Tamale
$507
415 km or 258 mi Niamey
$1019
431 km or 268 mi Kara
$658
464 km or 288 mi Sikasso
$499
475 km or 295 mi Sokode
$651
503 km or 313 mi Sotouboua
$649
513 km or 319 mi Markala
$489
527 km or 327 mi Segou
$490
551 km or 342 mi Korhogo
$916
611 km or 380 mi Atakpame
$647
620 km or 385 mi Hohoe
$575
631 km or 392 mi Kumasi
$433
646 km or 401 mi Bouake
$937
650 km or 404 mi Kpalime
$632
652 km or 405 mi Save
$613
655 km or 407 mi Banamba
$491
656 km or 407 mi Bougouni
$489
657 km or 408 mi Koulikoro
$490
662 km or 411 mi Abengourou
$889
676 km or 420 mi Ho
$354
685 km or 426 mi Obuasi
$551
693 km or 430 mi Abomey
$590
702 km or 436 mi Bamako
$569
710 km or 441 mi Koforidua
$588
738 km or 459 mi Sokoto
$426
740 km or 460 mi Yamoussoukro
$887
755 km or 469 mi Lome
$755
759 km or 471 mi Ashaiman
$560
762 km or 474 mi Tema
$553
765 km or 476 mi Accra
$729
773 km or 480 mi Agboville
$882

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Cotonou
$709
87 km or 54 mi Lagos
$1113
104 km or 65 mi Abomey
$590
110 km or 68 mi Abeokuta
$1030
159 km or 99 mi Lome
$755
173 km or 108 mi Save
$613
176 km or 109 mi Ibadan
$776
201 km or 125 mi Atakpame
$647
209 km or 130 mi Oyo
$677
225 km or 140 mi Kpalime
$632
238 km or 148 mi Ho
$354
241 km or 150 mi Ife
$779
248 km or 154 mi Hohoe
$575
258 km or 160 mi Osogbo
$695
293 km or 182 mi Sotouboua
$649
297 km or 185 mi Akure
$634
305 km or 190 mi Tema
$553
306 km or 190 mi Ashaiman
$560
309 km or 192 mi Ilorin
$535
313 km or 195 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
322 km or 200 mi Koforidua
$588
322 km or 200 mi Sokode
$651
325 km or 202 mi Accra
$729
332 km or 206 mi Benin
$558
337 km or 209 mi Owo
$651
363 km or 225 mi Warri
$881
375 km or 233 mi Kara
$658
462 km or 287 mi Onitsha
$972
468 km or 291 mi Kumasi
$433
476 km or 296 mi Obuasi
$551
493 km or 306 mi Awka
$805
501 km or 311 mi Owerri
$1611
502 km or 312 mi Tamale
$507
515 km or 320 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$577
522 km or 324 mi Port Harcourt
$679
539 km or 335 mi Enugu
$462
547 km or 340 mi Aba
$621
548 km or 341 mi Umuahia
$883
556 km or 346 mi Minna
$743
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$1502