Ouagadougou vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ouagadougou Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$988
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2407
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$429
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$687
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$398
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.9
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$1555
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
23
59
😀 Quality of life
28
80
🏙️ Population
2.45M
595K

The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 21% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5662nd and 4631st ($988 vs $1254) 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 0.1 months in Ouagadougou compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Ouagadougou ranked 1st best city to live in Burkina Faso vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 8844th and 657th 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
$7.76
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.33
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$782
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.94%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$275
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$745
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.42
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.46
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.1
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.43
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.09
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.88
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.16
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.99
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.1
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.5
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.5
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17381
$18197

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Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi Koudougou
$830
92 km or 57 mi Manga
$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

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391