Ouagadougou vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ouagadougou	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$869	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2390	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$360	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$803	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.6	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$559	$413
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	22	54
😀 Quality of life	21	54
🏙️ Population	2.45M	1.49M

The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 30% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 6195th and 7055th ($869 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd in Burkina Faso and Brazil, respectively. Check Burkina Faso vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Ouagadougou compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Ouagadougou ranked 1st best city to live in Burkina Faso vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 8814th and 5998th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ouagadougou vs Recife

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	Ouagadougou	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.6	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.6	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.1	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$368	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$953	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$547	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.2	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.44%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$210	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$969	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.3	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.4	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.27	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.71	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.82	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.44	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.55	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.7	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.33	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.6	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15761	$14050

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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 Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$588
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$567
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$446
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$563
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$551
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$503
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$538
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$610
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$572
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$547
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$563
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$591
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$569
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$561
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$560
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$527
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$550
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$565
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$534
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$563
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$603
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$545
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$561
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$604
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$540
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$745
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$531
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$428
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$685
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$595
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509