Ouagadougou vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ouagadougou Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$988
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2407
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$429
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$687
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$398
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.9
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$2284
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
23
70
😀 Quality of life
28
78
🏙️ Population
2.45M
7.01M

The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 39% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5662nd and 3485th ($988 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Burkina Faso and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Burkina Faso vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ouagadougou compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Ouagadougou ranked 1st best city to live in Burkina Faso vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8844th and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ouagadougou vs Riyadh

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Ouagadougou Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.76
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.33
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$782
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.94%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$275
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$745
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.42
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.46
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.1
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.43
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.09
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.88
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.16
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.99
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.1
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.5
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95.5
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17381
$10912

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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 Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459