Ouagadougou vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ouagadougou Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$820
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2067
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$381
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$662
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$592
$2861
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
21
71
😀 Quality of life
22
77
🏙️ Population
2.45M
7.01M

The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 48% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6363rd and 3292nd ($820 vs $1586) 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 0.7 months in Ouagadougou compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Ouagadougou ranked 1st best city to live in Burkina Faso vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8805th and 796th 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
$3.63
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.06
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.44
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$464
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.1
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.62%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$225
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$905
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.1
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.81
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.37
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.97
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.92
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.77
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.01
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.87
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.6
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.5
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15640
$10359

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Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi Koudougou
$744
92 km or 57 mi Manga
$761
153 km or 95 mi Leo
$751
166 km or 103 mi Ouahigouya
$753
210 km or 130 mi Fada N'gourma
$760
210 km or 131 mi Dedougou
$742
255 km or 158 mi Dori
$757
256 km or 159 mi Nouna
$745
326 km or 203 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$766
336 km or 209 mi Tamale
$492
415 km or 258 mi Niamey
$1073
431 km or 268 mi Kara
$656
464 km or 288 mi Sikasso
$503
475 km or 295 mi Sokode
$652
503 km or 313 mi Sotouboua
$652
513 km or 319 mi Markala
$496
527 km or 327 mi Segou
$498
551 km or 342 mi Korhogo
$1047
611 km or 380 mi Atakpame
$655
620 km or 385 mi Hohoe
$570
631 km or 392 mi Kumasi
$412
646 km or 401 mi Bouake
$1071
650 km or 404 mi Kpalime
$656
652 km or 405 mi Save
$644
655 km or 407 mi Banamba
$495
656 km or 407 mi Bougouni
$496
657 km or 408 mi Koulikoro
$497
662 km or 411 mi Abengourou
$1015
676 km or 420 mi Ho
$345
685 km or 426 mi Obuasi
$546
693 km or 430 mi Abomey
$617
702 km or 436 mi Bamako
$574
710 km or 441 mi Koforidua
$585
738 km or 459 mi Sokoto
$453
740 km or 460 mi Yamoussoukro
$1021
755 km or 469 mi Lome
$711
759 km or 471 mi Ashaiman
$546
762 km or 474 mi Tema
$368
765 km or 476 mi Accra
$747
773 km or 480 mi Agboville
$1012

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489