Ouagadougou vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ouagadougou Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$869
$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2390
$4113
🏠 One person rent
$360
$929
🏘️ Family rent
$803
$1682
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$472
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.6
$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$559
$1842
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
22
92
😀 Quality of life
21
86
🏙️ Population
2.45M
2.75M

The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 49% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 6195th and 2624th ($869 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Burkina Faso and Italy, respectively. Check Burkina Faso vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Ouagadougou compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Ouagadougou ranked 1st best city to live in Burkina Faso vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 8814th and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ouagadougou Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.1
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$5.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$368
$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$194
$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$953
$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.2
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.44%
4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$210
$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$969
$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.16
$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.3
$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.44
$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.66
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.52
$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.7
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.33
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.6
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15761
$9864

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$774
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$753
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$756
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$772
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$735
255 km or 158 mi Dori
$771
256 km or 159 mi Nouna
$733
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$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

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$964
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$1562
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$1504
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$1324
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1270
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$1289
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1250
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$1543
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1224
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1287
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1004
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1046
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1058
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1208
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1340
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1241
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1171
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1100
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1128
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1294
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1312
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$1101
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$1074
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$1239
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1133
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$1231
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1181
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1267
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1218
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1518
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$955
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1204
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1396
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1270
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1165
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1301
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1061
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1229
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1521
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$1201