Ouagadougou vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ouagadougou Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$988
$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2407
$5273
🏠 One person rent
$429
$1374
🏘️ Family rent
$687
$2201
🍽️ Food expenses
$398
$624
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.9
$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$4362
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
23
82
😀 Quality of life
28
89
🏙️ Population
2.45M
468K

The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 56% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 5662nd and 1363rd ($988 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1143rd in Burkina Faso and the United States, respectively. Check Burkina Faso vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ouagadougou compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Ouagadougou ranked 1st best city to live in Burkina Faso vs Raleigh ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 8844th and 219th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ouagadougou Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.76
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.33
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$5.64
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$1531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$782
$2619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60
$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.94%
6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$275
$3898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$745
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.42
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.46
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$4.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.1
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.43
$9.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.09
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.88
$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.16
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.99
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.1
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.5
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.5
$1475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17381
$24243

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$830
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$896
153 km or 95 mi Leo
$863
166 km or 103 mi Ouahigouya
$868
210 km or 130 mi Fada N'gourma
$891
210 km or 131 mi Dedougou
$836
255 km or 158 mi Dori
$889
256 km or 159 mi Nouna
$835
326 km or 203 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$846
336 km or 209 mi Tamale
$666
415 km or 258 mi Niamey
$1162
431 km or 268 mi Kara
$661
464 km or 288 mi Sikasso
$501
475 km or 295 mi Sokode
$656
503 km or 313 mi Sotouboua
$656
513 km or 319 mi Markala
$495
527 km or 327 mi Segou
$495
551 km or 342 mi Korhogo
$1076
611 km or 380 mi Atakpame
$657
620 km or 385 mi Hohoe
$727
631 km or 392 mi Kumasi
$606
646 km or 401 mi Bouake
$1100
650 km or 404 mi Kpalime
$665
652 km or 405 mi Save
$654
655 km or 407 mi Banamba
$494
656 km or 407 mi Bougouni
$494
657 km or 408 mi Koulikoro
$493
662 km or 411 mi Abengourou
$1049
676 km or 420 mi Ho
$500
685 km or 426 mi Obuasi
$714
693 km or 430 mi Abomey
$596
702 km or 436 mi Bamako
$561
710 km or 441 mi Koforidua
$762
738 km or 459 mi Sokoto
$372
740 km or 460 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
755 km or 469 mi Lome
$759
759 km or 471 mi Ashaiman
$697
762 km or 474 mi Tema
$583
765 km or 476 mi Accra
$927
773 km or 480 mi Agboville
$1043

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12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2483
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1850
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2169
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2280
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2300
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$2241
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2063
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2133
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2116
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$1842
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2016
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$1803
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1766
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2089
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2059
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1775
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2027
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2055
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2073
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2045
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$1909
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2007
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2200
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$1863
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2070
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2105
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2007
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1849
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2075
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2031
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1851
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$1904
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2003
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2295
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2375
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2129
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2204
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1729