Ouagadougou vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ouagadougou Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$750
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1906
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$329
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$548
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.3
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$441
$376
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
21
35
😀 Quality of life
23
23
🏙️ Population
2.45M
2.96M

The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 43% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 6572nd and 8335th ($750 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Burkina Faso and Yemen, respectively. Check Burkina Faso vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Ouagadougou compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Ouagadougou ranked 1st best city to live in Burkina Faso vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 8867th and 8884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ouagadougou vs Sanaa

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Ouagadougou Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.26
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.73
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$355
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.1
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.97%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$275
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$171
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.97
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.32
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.4
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.53
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.5
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.74
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.66
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.83
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.5
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.48
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.3
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.3
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.4
$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15142
$2959

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Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi Koudougou
$664
92 km or 57 mi Manga
$678
153 km or 95 mi Leo
$675
166 km or 103 mi Ouahigouya
$673
210 km or 130 mi Fada N'gourma
$674
210 km or 131 mi Dedougou
$677
255 km or 158 mi Dori
$677
256 km or 159 mi Nouna
$680
326 km or 203 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$732
336 km or 209 mi Tamale
$443
415 km or 258 mi Niamey
$1006
431 km or 268 mi Kara
$620
464 km or 288 mi Sikasso
$479
475 km or 295 mi Sokode
$617
503 km or 313 mi Sotouboua
$616
513 km or 319 mi Markala
$471
527 km or 327 mi Segou
$470
551 km or 342 mi Korhogo
$976
611 km or 380 mi Atakpame
$617
620 km or 385 mi Hohoe
$482
631 km or 392 mi Kumasi
$416
646 km or 401 mi Bouake
$923
650 km or 404 mi Kpalime
$616
652 km or 405 mi Save
$676
655 km or 407 mi Banamba
$471
656 km or 407 mi Bougouni
$472
657 km or 408 mi Koulikoro
$471
662 km or 411 mi Abengourou
$874
676 km or 420 mi Ho
$353
685 km or 426 mi Obuasi
$459
693 km or 430 mi Abomey
$677
702 km or 436 mi Bamako
$518
710 km or 441 mi Koforidua
$497
738 km or 459 mi Sokoto
$219
740 km or 460 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
755 km or 469 mi Lome
$678
759 km or 471 mi Ashaiman
$512
762 km or 474 mi Tema
$446
765 km or 476 mi Accra
$582
773 km or 480 mi Agboville
$892

Cities near Sanaa

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$467
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$470
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$481
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$466
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$467
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$490
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$1047
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$486
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$923
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$522
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$551
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$920
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$467
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$524
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$468
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$938
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$800
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$498
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$466
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$602
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$466
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$815
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$820
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$702
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$705
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$676
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$885
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1032
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$1061
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$883
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1100
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1361
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$923
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1642
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$844
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$840