Ouagadougou vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ouagadougou Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$750
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1906
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$329
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$548
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.3
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$441
$1220
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
21
61
😀 Quality of life
23
79
🏙️ Population
2.45M
606K

The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 34% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6572nd and 4604th ($750 vs $1135) 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 0.6 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 8867th and 535th 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
$3.26
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.73
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$355
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.1
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.97%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$275
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$171
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.97
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.32
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.4
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.53
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.5
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.74
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.66
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.83
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.5
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.48
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.3
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.3
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.4
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15142
$13518

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Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi Koudougou
$664
92 km or 57 mi Manga
$678
153 km or 95 mi Leo
$675
166 km or 103 mi Ouahigouya
$673
210 km or 130 mi Fada N'gourma
$674
210 km or 131 mi Dedougou
$677
255 km or 158 mi Dori
$677
256 km or 159 mi Nouna
$680
326 km or 203 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$732
336 km or 209 mi Tamale
$443
415 km or 258 mi Niamey
$1006
431 km or 268 mi Kara
$620
464 km or 288 mi Sikasso
$479
475 km or 295 mi Sokode
$617
503 km or 313 mi Sotouboua
$616
513 km or 319 mi Markala
$471
527 km or 327 mi Segou
$470
551 km or 342 mi Korhogo
$976
611 km or 380 mi Atakpame
$617
620 km or 385 mi Hohoe
$482
631 km or 392 mi Kumasi
$416
646 km or 401 mi Bouake
$923
650 km or 404 mi Kpalime
$616
652 km or 405 mi Save
$676
655 km or 407 mi Banamba
$471
656 km or 407 mi Bougouni
$472
657 km or 408 mi Koulikoro
$471
662 km or 411 mi Abengourou
$874
676 km or 420 mi Ho
$353
685 km or 426 mi Obuasi
$459
693 km or 430 mi Abomey
$677
702 km or 436 mi Bamako
$518
710 km or 441 mi Koforidua
$497
738 km or 459 mi Sokoto
$219
740 km or 460 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
755 km or 469 mi Lome
$678
759 km or 471 mi Ashaiman
$512
762 km or 474 mi Tema
$446
765 km or 476 mi Accra
$582
773 km or 480 mi Agboville
$892

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257