Ouagadougou vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Ouagadougou | San Jose | |
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The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 77% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6195th and 8th ($869 vs $3810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Burkina Faso and the United States, respectively. Check Burkina Faso vs the United States comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Ouagadougou compared to 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Ouagadougou ranked 1st best city to live in Burkina Faso vs San Jose, United States ranked 11th in the United States, while ranked 8814th and 82nd among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Ouagadougou vs San Jose, United States
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| Ouagadougou | San Jose | |
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| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
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| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
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| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
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| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
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| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
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| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
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| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 551 km or 342 mi |  Korhogo | |
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| 620 km or 385 mi | Hohoe | |
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| 650 km or 404 mi | Kpalime | |
| 652 km or 405 mi |  Save | |
| 655 km or 407 mi | Banamba | |
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| 657 km or 408 mi | Koulikoro | |
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| 676 km or 420 mi | Ho | |
| 685 km or 426 mi | Obuasi | |
| 693 km or 430 mi | Abomey | |
| 702 km or 436 mi | Bamako | |
| 710 km or 441 mi | Koforidua | |
| 738 km or 459 mi |  Sokoto | |
| 740 km or 460 mi | Yamoussoukro | |
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| 762 km or 474 mi | Tema | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 7.6 km or 4.7 mi |  Campbell | |
| 9.7 km or 6.1 mi | Santa Clara | |
| 11 km or 6.8 mi | Los Gatos | |
| 13 km or 8.4 mi | Saratoga | |
| 15 km or 9.1 mi | Milpitas | |
| 15 km or 9.3 mi | Cupertino | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Sunnyvale | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Mountain View | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Los Altos | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Palo Alto | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Morgan Hill | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Fremont | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Newark | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | East Palo Alto | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Menlo Park | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Union | |
| 38 km or 23 mi | Redwood | |
| 39 km or 24 mi | Santa Cruz | |
| 41 km or 25 mi | San Carlos | |
| 41 km or 25 mi | Pleasanton | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Gilroy | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Livermore | |
| 44 km or 27 mi | Watsonville | |
| 44 km or 27 mi | Belmont | |
| 44 km or 28 mi | Foster | |
| 45 km or 28 mi | Hayward | |
| 46 km or 28 mi | Dublin | |
| 47 km or 29 mi | San Lorenzo | |
| 48 km or 30 mi | San Mateo | |
| 48 km or 30 mi | Castro Valley | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | San Leandro | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Burlingame | |
| 54 km or 33 mi | San Ramon | |
| 57 km or 36 mi | Millbrae | |
| 59 km or 36 mi | Danville | |
| 60 km or 38 mi | San Bruno | |
| 61 km or 38 mi | Alameda | |
| 62 km or 38 mi | Tracy | |
| 63 km or 39 mi | South San Francisco | |
| 64 km or 40 mi | Oakland |