Ouagadougou vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ouagadougou Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$983
$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2420
$2082
🏠 One person rent
$425
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$695
$657
🍽️ Food expenses
$402
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.4
$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$111
$688
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
23
45
😀 Quality of life
27
67
🏙️ Population
2.45M
423K

The cost of living in Ouagadougou is 11% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 5778th and 6421st ($983 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Burkina Faso and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Burkina Faso vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ouagadougou compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Ouagadougou ranked 2nd best city to live in Burkina Faso vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 8911th and 4908th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ouagadougou vs Skopje

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Ouagadougou Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.02
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$2.73
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$438
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$393
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$91.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.6
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.63%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$237
$2841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$885
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.45
$6.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.63
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.97
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.18
$7.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.61
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.98
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.24
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.4
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.23
$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.6
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.3
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$113
$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18111
$5443

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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 Skopje

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$680
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$769
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$593
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$617
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$609
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$619
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$694
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$678
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$735
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$571
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$705
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1150
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$692
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$713
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$851
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1256
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$857
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1022
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1122
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$839
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1156
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$905
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1191
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$871
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1329
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1013
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$940
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1119
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1066
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1193
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$794
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1068
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1150
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1108
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$723
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$990
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1206