Ouagadougou vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ouagadougou Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$983
$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2420
$7508
🏠 One person rent
$425
$1981
🏘️ Family rent
$695
$3422
🍽️ Food expenses
$402
$796
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.4
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$111
$6532
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
23
80
😀 Quality of life
27
95
🏙️ Population
2.45M
737K

The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 69% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 5778th and 142nd ($983 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 101st 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 0.1 months in Ouagadougou compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Ouagadougou ranked 2nd best city to live in Burkina Faso vs Seattle ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 8911th and 32nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Ouagadougou Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.02
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$7.73
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$438
$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$393
$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.6
$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.63%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$237
$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$885
$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.45
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.63
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.97
$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.18
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.61
$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.98
$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.24
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.4
$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.23
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.6
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.3
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$113
$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18111
$28950

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$894
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$893
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$840
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$891
256 km or 159 mi Nouna
$837
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$842
336 km or 209 mi Tamale
$612
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$1194
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$682
464 km or 288 mi Sikasso
$515
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$675
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$673
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$508
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$508
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$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
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$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

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$2896
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$3292
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$3041
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$2681
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$2717
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$2855
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$2778
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$2604
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$3559
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$2702
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$2807
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$2737
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$2915
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$2739
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$2798
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$2677
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$2734
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$2475
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$2814
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$2717
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$2587
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$2656
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$2674
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$2325
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$2641
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$2519
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$2720
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$2828
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$2641
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$2582
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$2628
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$2362
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$2584
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