Ouagadougou vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ouagadougou Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$983
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2420
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$425
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$695
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$402
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.4
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$111
$2285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
23
70
😀 Quality of life
27
78
🏙️ Population
2.45M
7.01M

The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 40% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5778th and 3529th ($983 vs $1632) 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 2nd best city to live in Burkina Faso vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8911th and 879th 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
$7.02
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$438
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$393
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.6
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.63%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$237
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$885
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.45
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.63
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.97
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.18
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.61
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.98
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.24
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.4
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.23
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.6
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.3
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$113
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18111
$9443

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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

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487