Ouagadougou vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ouagadougou	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$869	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2390	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$360	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$803	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.6	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$559	$191
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	22	29
😀 Quality of life	21	36
🏙️ Population	2.45M	159K

The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 3% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 6195th and 6298th ($869 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Burkina Faso and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Burkina Faso vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Ouagadougou compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Ouagadougou ranked 1st best city to live in Burkina Faso vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 8814th and 7365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ouagadougou vs Praia

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	Ouagadougou	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.6	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.6	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.1	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$368	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$953	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$547	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.2	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.44%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$210	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$969	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.3	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.4	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.27	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.71	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.82	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.44	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.55	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.7	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.33	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.6	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15761	$2887

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Cities near Ouagadougou

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi	Koudougou	$743
92 km or 57 mi	Manga	$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

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$865
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1114
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1052
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$507
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$552
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$477
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$998
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$970
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1000
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$647
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$675
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$827
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$964
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$804
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$998
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1061
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$998
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1346
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1019
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1278
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1272
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$523
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$569
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$491