Ouagadougou vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ouagadougou Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$869
$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2390
$2787
🏠 One person rent
$360
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$803
$924
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.6
$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$559
$1303
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
22
61
😀 Quality of life
21
79
🏙️ Population
2.45M
605K

The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 22% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6195th and 4764th ($869 vs $1113) 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 1.2 months in Riga. Ouagadougou ranked 1st best city to live in Burkina Faso vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 8814th and 596th 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
$3.6
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.1
$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$5.24
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$368
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$953
$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.2
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.44%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$210
$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$969
$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.3
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.44
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.66
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.52
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.7
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.33
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.6
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15761
$13840

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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 Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1299
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$933
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$804
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$835
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$840
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$953
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$983
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$950
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$869
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1064
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1064
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$933
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$936
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$843
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$953
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$761
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$847
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1045
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1150
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$969
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1261
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$882
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$467
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1414
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1219
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$899
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1016
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$973
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$741
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1441
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$952
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1509
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1273
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$953
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1816
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1879
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1025
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1220