Ouagadougou vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ouagadougou Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$820
$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2067
$7212
🏠 One person rent
$381
$1829
🏘️ Family rent
$662
$3413
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$707
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$592
$6392
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
21
80
😀 Quality of life
22
92
🏙️ Population
2.45M
737K

The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 72% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 6363rd and 206th ($820 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 168th 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 0.7 months in Ouagadougou compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Ouagadougou ranked 1st best city to live in Burkina Faso vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 8805th and 102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Ouagadougou Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.63
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.06
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.44
$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$464
$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.1
$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.62%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$225
$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$905
$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.1
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.81
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.37
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.55
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.97
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.92
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.77
$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.01
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.87
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$183
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.6
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.5
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15640
$28179

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$744
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$761
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$751
166 km or 103 mi Ouahigouya
$753
210 km or 130 mi Fada N'gourma
$760
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$742
255 km or 158 mi Dori
$757
256 km or 159 mi Nouna
$745
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$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

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$2759
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$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2901
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$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2512
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3091
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2301
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3229
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2784
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$2489
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$2866
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2743
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2821
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2655
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2512
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2769
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2491
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2819
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2692
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2449
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$2515
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2619
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$2172
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$2569
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2348
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2655
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$2774
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2417
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$2576
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2307
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2534
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$2435
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$2609
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$2612
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$2314
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$2577
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$2263