Ouagadougou vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ouagadougou Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$820
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2067
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$381
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$662
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$592
$1324
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
21
61
😀 Quality of life
22
79
🏙️ Population
2.45M
605K

The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 30% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6363rd and 4672nd ($820 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Burkina Faso and Latvia, respectively. Check Burkina Faso vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ouagadougou compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Ouagadougou ranked 1st best city to live in Burkina Faso vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 8805th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ouagadougou vs Riga

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Ouagadougou Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.63
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.06
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.44
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$464
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.1
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.62%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$225
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$905
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.1
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.81
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.37
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.97
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.92
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.77
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.01
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.87
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.6
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.5
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15640
$13962

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Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi Koudougou
$744
92 km or 57 mi Manga
$761
153 km or 95 mi Leo
$751
166 km or 103 mi Ouahigouya
$753
210 km or 130 mi Fada N'gourma
$760
210 km or 131 mi Dedougou
$742
255 km or 158 mi Dori
$757
256 km or 159 mi Nouna
$745
326 km or 203 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$766
336 km or 209 mi Tamale
$492
415 km or 258 mi Niamey
$1073
431 km or 268 mi Kara
$656
464 km or 288 mi Sikasso
$503
475 km or 295 mi Sokode
$652
503 km or 313 mi Sotouboua
$652
513 km or 319 mi Markala
$496
527 km or 327 mi Segou
$498
551 km or 342 mi Korhogo
$1047
611 km or 380 mi Atakpame
$655
620 km or 385 mi Hohoe
$570
631 km or 392 mi Kumasi
$412
646 km or 401 mi Bouake
$1071
650 km or 404 mi Kpalime
$656
652 km or 405 mi Save
$644
655 km or 407 mi Banamba
$495
656 km or 407 mi Bougouni
$496
657 km or 408 mi Koulikoro
$497
662 km or 411 mi Abengourou
$1015
676 km or 420 mi Ho
$345
685 km or 426 mi Obuasi
$546
693 km or 430 mi Abomey
$617
702 km or 436 mi Bamako
$574
710 km or 441 mi Koforidua
$585
738 km or 459 mi Sokoto
$453
740 km or 460 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
755 km or 469 mi Lome
$711
759 km or 471 mi Ashaiman
$546
762 km or 474 mi Tema
$368
765 km or 476 mi Accra
$747
773 km or 480 mi Agboville
$1012

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363