Ouagadougou vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ouagadougou Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$983
$1083
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2420
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$425
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$695
$857
🍽️ Food expenses
$402
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.4
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$111
$600
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
23
44
😀 Quality of life
27
62
🏙️ Population
2.45M
2.2M

The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 9% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 5778th and 5110th ($983 vs $1083) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.1 months in Ouagadougou compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Ouagadougou ranked 2nd best city to live in Burkina Faso vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 8911th and 5729th 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
$7.02
$9.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$49.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$7.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$438
$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$393
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.6
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.63%
13.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$237
$1627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$885
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.45
$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.63
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.97
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$7.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.18
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.61
$5.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.98
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.24
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.4
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.23
$6.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.6
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.3
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$113
$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18111
$6928

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Distance City Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi Koudougou
$836
92 km or 57 mi Manga
$894
153 km or 95 mi Leo
$862
166 km or 103 mi Ouahigouya
$867
210 km or 130 mi Fada N'gourma
$893
210 km or 131 mi Dedougou
$840
255 km or 158 mi Dori
$891
256 km or 159 mi Nouna
$837
326 km or 203 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$842
336 km or 209 mi Tamale
$612
415 km or 258 mi Niamey
$1194
431 km or 268 mi Kara
$682
464 km or 288 mi Sikasso
$515
475 km or 295 mi Sokode
$675
503 km or 313 mi Sotouboua
$673
513 km or 319 mi Markala
$508
527 km or 327 mi Segou
$508
551 km or 342 mi Korhogo
$1097
611 km or 380 mi Atakpame
$673
620 km or 385 mi Hohoe
$683
631 km or 392 mi Kumasi
$562
646 km or 401 mi Bouake
$1124
650 km or 404 mi Kpalime
$678
652 km or 405 mi Save
$650
655 km or 407 mi Banamba
$507
656 km or 407 mi Bougouni
$507
657 km or 408 mi Koulikoro
$508
662 km or 411 mi Abengourou
$1075
676 km or 420 mi Ho
$454
685 km or 426 mi Obuasi
$664
693 km or 430 mi Abomey
$612
702 km or 436 mi Bamako
$583
710 km or 441 mi Koforidua
$703
738 km or 459 mi Sokoto
$425
740 km or 460 mi Yamoussoukro
$1060
755 km or 469 mi Lome
$802
759 km or 471 mi Ashaiman
$654
762 km or 474 mi Tema
$607
765 km or 476 mi Accra
$861
773 km or 480 mi Agboville
$1066

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi San Cristobal
$899
30 km or 19 mi Boca Chica
$899
51 km or 31 mi Bani
$744
62 km or 39 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$810
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$714
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$580
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$785
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$768
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$700
99 km or 61 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$551
100 km or 62 mi Samana
$678
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$820
106 km or 66 mi Jarabacoa
$753
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$553
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$734
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$769
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$777
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$930
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$1006
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1114
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$791
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$797
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$785
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$533
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$554
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$549
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$573
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$557
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$541
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1313
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1209
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1457
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1590
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1473
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$548
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1663
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1628
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1610
313 km or 194 mi Gonaives
$550