Ouagadougou vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ouagadougou Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$820
$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2067
$1377
🏠 One person rent
$381
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$662
$486
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$592
$406
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
21
35
😀 Quality of life
22
19
🏙️ Population
2.45M
2.96M

The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 49% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 6363rd and 8269th ($820 vs $550) 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 0.7 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 8805th and 8890th 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
$3.63
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.06
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$1.44
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$591
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$464
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.1
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.62%
12.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$225
$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$905
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.1
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.81
$5.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.37
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$7.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.97
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.92
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.77
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.01
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.87
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.6
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.5
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$80.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15640
$2963

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Cities near Ouagadougou

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

Cities near Sanaa

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$491
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$491
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$489
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$488
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$934
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$915
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$553
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$584
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$895
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$492
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$554
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$491
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$895
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$686
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$524
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$490
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$527
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$491
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$684
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$814
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$671
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$667
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$626
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$946
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$940
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$988
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$799
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1123
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1096
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$935
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1586
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$806
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$810