Ouagadougou vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ouagadougou Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$983
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2420
$3118
🏠 One person rent
$425
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$695
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$402
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.4
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$111
$1623
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
23
59
😀 Quality of life
27
81
🏙️ Population
2.45M
595K

The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 21% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 5778th and 4678th ($983 vs $1248) 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 1.3 months in Riga. Ouagadougou ranked 2nd best city to live in Burkina Faso vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 8911th and 668th 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
$7.02
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$5.82
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$438
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$393
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.6
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.63%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$237
$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$885
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.45
$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.63
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.97
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.18
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.61
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.98
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.24
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.4
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.23
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.6
$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.3
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$113
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18111
$17597

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Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi Koudougou
$836
92 km or 57 mi Manga
$894
153 km or 95 mi Leo
$862
166 km or 103 mi Ouahigouya
$867
210 km or 130 mi Fada N'gourma
$893
210 km or 131 mi Dedougou
$840
255 km or 158 mi Dori
$891
256 km or 159 mi Nouna
$837
326 km or 203 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$842
336 km or 209 mi Tamale
$612
415 km or 258 mi Niamey
$1194
431 km or 268 mi Kara
$682
464 km or 288 mi Sikasso
$515
475 km or 295 mi Sokode
$675
503 km or 313 mi Sotouboua
$673
513 km or 319 mi Markala
$508
527 km or 327 mi Segou
$508
551 km or 342 mi Korhogo
$1097
611 km or 380 mi Atakpame
$673
620 km or 385 mi Hohoe
$683
631 km or 392 mi Kumasi
$562
646 km or 401 mi Bouake
$1124
650 km or 404 mi Kpalime
$678
652 km or 405 mi Save
$650
655 km or 407 mi Banamba
$507
656 km or 407 mi Bougouni
$507
657 km or 408 mi Koulikoro
$508
662 km or 411 mi Abengourou
$1075
676 km or 420 mi Ho
$454
685 km or 426 mi Obuasi
$664
693 km or 430 mi Abomey
$612
702 km or 436 mi Bamako
$583
710 km or 441 mi Koforidua
$703
738 km or 459 mi Sokoto
$425
740 km or 460 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
755 km or 469 mi Lome
$802
759 km or 471 mi Ashaiman
$654
762 km or 474 mi Tema
$607
765 km or 476 mi Accra
$861
773 km or 480 mi Agboville
$1066

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1423
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$908
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$944
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$912
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$1001
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$903
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$1012
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$994
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1214
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1230
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1083
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$1003
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$952
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1060
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$853
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$890
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1232
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1279
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1106
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1461
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$947
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$720
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1683
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$907
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1448
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1021
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1133
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$919
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1606
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1111
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1579
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1108
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1990
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2062
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$399
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1184
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1406