Ouagadougou vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ouagadougou	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$869	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2390	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$360	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$803	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.6	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$559	$574
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	22	44
😀 Quality of life	21	58
🏙️ Population	2.45M	1.13M

The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 6% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 6195th and 5898th ($869 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Burkina Faso and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check Burkina Faso vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Ouagadougou compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Ouagadougou ranked 1st best city to live in Burkina Faso vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 8814th and 5536th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ouagadougou vs Santo Domingo

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	Ouagadougou	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.6	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.6	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.1	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$368	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$953	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$547	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.2	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.44%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$210	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$969	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.3	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.4	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.27	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.71	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.82	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.44	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.66	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.55	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.7	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.33	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.6	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15761	$7607

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Cities near Ouagadougou

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi	Koudougou	$743
92 km or 57 mi	Manga	$774
153 km or 95 mi	Leo	$753
166 km or 103 mi	Ouahigouya	$756
210 km or 130 mi	Fada N'gourma	$772
210 km or 131 mi	Dedougou	$735
255 km or 158 mi	Dori	$771
256 km or 159 mi	Nouna	$733
326 km or 203 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$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

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$812
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$784
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$695
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$707
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$645
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$545
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$750
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$733
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$656
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$510
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$692
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$773
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$724
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$561
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$735
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$707
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$784
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$774
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$961
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1138
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$751
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$724
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$715
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$520
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$527
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1314
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1221
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1264
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1145
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1429
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1546
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1457
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$521